Robotics news

The Israeli company Elbit Sistems has introduced a new military ground-based robotic complex (NRK) 6×6 Rook ("Rook"). According to the manufacturer, the NRK was developed jointly with Roboteam (Israel) and designed as a multifunctional platform. According to the company, the design of the product took into account the experience of working with the PROBOT 4×4 system.

This makes it possible to significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing prototypes of equipment, said the general director of the Military-Industrial Company Alexander Krasovitsky

The most complex parts for the newest wheeled armored platform "Boomerang" began to be produced on a 3D printer. This was reported to TASS by the Director General of the Military Industrial Company (MIC) Alexander Krasovitsky.

Russian scientists have invented a project of a crawler robot-"turtle" for Rosgvardia, which will be able to disperse street riots, RIA Novosti writes with reference to the Rospatent database.

Rosgvardiya did not order work on the creation of a robot "turtle" to disperse the demonstration, the department does not feel the need for such machines, official representative of the department Valery Gribakin told RIA Novosti.

The United States analyzed new threats to aircraft carriers. According to experts, they may question the expediency of using this type of weapon, which the United States is proud of.

According to 19FortyFive, underwater drones pose a serious danger to American aircraft carriers. Unlike conventional submarines, they can wait a long time for an aircraft carrier to approach and launch an attack when it is detected. At the same time, underwater drones, unlike the crews of submarines, do not worry about their possible death.

Rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have completed tests of the MRK-15 robotic complex, which were carried out for two months. They were conducted on the basis of the Center for Special Risk Rescue operations "Leader".

In Russia, a mobile multipurpose robotic complex of the MRK-RKHBZ defense forces is being developed as part of two ground-based robotic vehicles and two UAVs based on Orlan-10 with sets of replaceable attachments.

Northrop Grumman Corporation and its partners have shown the appearance of a rover that they want to use to study the Moon. It is planned to deliver it to the surface of the Earth satellite as part of the Artemis program.

The Japanese company Honda has tested the second prototype of an AWV unmanned work vehicle in New Mexico. It looks like a small truck without a top. AWV can carry up to 399 kilograms, travel up to 45 kilometers and work up to six hours on a single charge.

In the coming years, the units of the RCB protection troops will receive the latest model of special equipment – the RCB reconnaissance vehicle RHM-9 based on the Typhoon-K car.

Creating a full-fledged killer robot is not a technical problem for Russia. The principal possibility of developing an autonomous lethal weapon in an interview with RIA Novosti was admitted by the CEO of the Kronstadt company Sergey Bogatikov.

We are talking about drones purchased by foreign customers, said the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov

Orion unmanned aerial vehicles purchased by foreign customers will be able to operate using satellite communications using foreign spacecraft. This was announced to TASS by Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC, at the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow, which opened in the United Arab Emirates on November 14.

Creating a complete killer robot for Russia is technically not a problem, the main difficulty is to teach it to accurately use weapons against the enemy, Sergei Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Ukrainian enterprise Meridian named after S. P. Korolev (part of Ukroboronprom) will begin production of combat robots. The manufacturer has signed a cooperation agreement with the Sikorsky Challenge holding and the developers of the Mobile Combat Robots project, the Military portal reports with reference to the Ukroboronprom company.

The Russian robotic complex "Marker" has received the possibility of autonomous cargo transportation, which opens up the prospects of using it as a "courier", warehouse worker or for the evacuation of the wounded from the battlefield.

Shvabe Holding specialists presented a promising project on aircraft recognition using artificial intelligence and additive technologies for the production of optical elements within the framework of the XI National Scientific and Technical Conference for Young Scientists, the company's press service reported on Monday.

Among them is the RCB reconnaissance vehicle RHM-9 based on the Typhoon-K car, said the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov

The promising radiation, chemical and biological (RHB) reconnaissance vehicle RHM-9 will enter service with the Russian army in the coming years. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) is working with Roscosmos to create robots to study the Moon, there is no development agreement yet, Academy President Alexander Sergeev told Interfax.

NASA astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron will go into outer space from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, November 30 to replace a non-working antenna on one of the truss structures of the station, according to the NASA website.

It is envisaged to create a technopolis development fund, which will allow in the form of grants and interest-free loans to finance the research and work carried out by the participants

The State Duma at the plenary session on Thursday adopted in the first reading a bill on state support for participants of the innovative technopolis of the Russian Ministry of Defense "Era".