At the International Military-Technical Forum "Army–2021", a round table "Prospects for the development and application of robotic complexes for military purposes of air, land and sea basing"was held.
Welcoming the participants of the scientific event, the deputy head of the Military Innovation Technopolis (VIT) "ERA", Colonel Andrey Morozov, noted that currently robots of various types successfully replace humans in many fields of activity, solving various tasks. Their role in modern armed conflicts has increased. Therefore, today robotization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is one of the priority areas. It is obvious that in the near future it is the effective use of robotic complexes (RTK) on the battlefield that will determine its outcome.
Yevgeny Nazarov, head of the research Department of search and forecast research at the VIT "ERA", also spoke at the event on the topic: "Directions for the development of robotic complexes in the Military Innovative Technopolis "ERA".
In his report, Yevgeny Nazarov spoke about a qualitative leap in the development of RTK in the world, about the fact that robotics has tightly penetrated into the daily life of a person and today the need for military-purpose RTK is being acutely discussed in the country.
The head of the department also informed that a separate robotics cluster is functioning in Technopolis, united in a research department and three laboratories.
In addition, Yevgeny Nazarov informed the participants of the round table that due to the rapidly changing ways of conducting local conflicts and due to the effective use of RTK in them, work is underway in Technopolis on such projects as "Mukha", the "UAV-target" project, the "Autobot" project and the "Rescuer"project.
A representative of the People's Liberation Army of China made a report at the round table.
Summing up the results of the event, the head of the department of VIT "ERA" expressed confidence that in the near future the developments of Technopolis will be implemented and in demand both in the Ministry of Defense and in the civil sphere.
The Ministry of Defense clarified that the Mukha project is a multi-rotor type UAV for conducting research of closed spaces - abandoned buildings and structures in which the presence of a person is prohibited, as well as for conducting reconnaissance of structures, for example, after natural disasters or accidents.
The project "UAV-target" - within the framework of the project, issues of countering UAVs with the use of small arms are being worked out. A target drone has been designed and successfully used - a multi-rotor UAV with a certain set of functions. Experiments have been conducted with the participation of airborne units, a methodological guide on countering UAVs with the use of small arms is being prepared.
The Autobot project is an example of dual-use products. This is an all-terrain electric vehicle that can perform various tasks for moving personnel and cargo in both the military and civilian sectors.
The project "Lifeguard" is working on the implementation of a drone with a system for dropping a lifebuoy to a drowning person. The circle inflates automatically when touching the water surface. Currently, the coastal zone monitoring system installed on one of the public beaches of Anapa is being tested. The city administration became interested in the development.