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Troops fighting in Afghanistan have faced record numbers of sever battle wounds this year. In response the military is rushing new equipment to troops including robots to help soldiers on foot patrol.

According to USA Today the equipment being sent to Afghanistan includes 650 small robots called Recon Scouts. These robots can be tossed into areas where troops have limited vision, such as in structures and over walls. The robots then send images to the troops waiting a safe distance away.

Those 650 robots come at a cost of more than $13 million.

Troops in Afghanistan are especially vulnerable on foot patrols, which are necessary on small mountainous roads. That terrain makes a "need something more than we have given them in the past," said Col. Peter Newell director of the Army's Rapid Equipping Force.

Troops will also be receiving "ballistic underwear." This is aimed to help soldiers survive road side bombs that damage abdomen and genital areas. According to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, road side bombs kill 40% of people who step on them.

Armed forces have been fighting in Afghanistan for over a decade.

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