MOSCOW, 31 Aug – RIA Novosti. The Russian robot "Marker" as part of the control tests independently passed 100 kilometers, patrolling the borders of the settlement, at the same time another robot was training to release a swarm of drones, the press service of the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI) told RIA Novosti.
The experimental robotic platform "Marker" was tested in the Chelyabinsk region. Three vehicles were involved in the control experiments: two wheeled and one tracked.
The press service said that the vision system installed on the platform, based on the work of neural networks and including a set of different sensors, independently built a three-dimensional map of the area. This allowed the robot to independently overcome obstacles and choose the optimal route.
The robot passed the first similar tests in December 2020. Then he independently walked along the route of 30 kilometers. It was reported that before the completion of the tests, he will have to overcome the segments of the path of 50, 100 and 200 kilometers.
In addition, as part of the tests, an experiment was conducted on patrolling the borders of a conditional settlement – the car moved along a circular route with a length of 2.5 kilometers for six hours.
At this time, another robot "Marker" conducted tests to launch drones, launching 20 multicopters into the sky, the FPI said.
It was reported that a module with drones can be installed on the "Marker", which ensures the launch of a large group of unmanned aerial vehicles in autonomous mode, each of which can perform tasks both as part of a group and individually.
Earlier, the head of the Scientific and Technical Council of the Foundation for Advanced Research, Deputy Director General of the Foundation Vitaly Davydov, reported that "Marker" in the future may receive kamikaze attack drones.
The possibility of controlling the robot from the intelligence, control and communication complexes in service with the Russian army was also tested. "The experiment showed the possibility of significantly simplifying the control of robotic complexes through the use of standard means of combat equipment," the FPI said.
The project of the Marker Foundation for Advanced Research was launched in March 2018. The main task of the project is to conduct a full-scale development of technologies and basic elements of promising ground-based robotic complexes.