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DTV SHREDDER: AN ALL-TERRAIN POWERED SKATEBOARD FOR THE MILITARY
Baku, September 21 (AZERTAC). DTV Shredder a skateboard for military purpose with two caterpillar tracks can achieve a speed of over 30mph, go up 40-degree slopes, turn around in four feet, and be remotely operated. It looks like the cross between a small tank, a Segway and a skateboard.
DTV Shredder was demonstrated as a “first response modular platform for soldiers” at Military Vehicles conference in Detroit last month.
According to the manufacturer Canadian technology firm BOG Werks, it can handle any kind of terrain and its low center of gravity makes it “ideal for reconnaissance, rescue/recovery, mobile surveillance, and medical evacuation operations”.
Another option for equipping it with machine-guns and other weapons to turn it into a formidable attack vehicle. Watch the amazing video…