Robotics news

"Teledroid" will be able to work in the aggressive environment of outer space and perform experimental testing of typical operations in both copying and automatic mode

The anthropomorphic robot of the new generation "Teledroid" was demonstrated on Monday at the state corporation Roscosmos. It will be able to replace astronauts during work in outer space and is able to function in automatic and copying human actions modes, according to the state corporation's website.

Last year, more robots joined the U.S. workforce than ever before. They took over the work from collecting bottles and cans from sorting conveyors of waste processing plants to packing small consumer goods in cardboard boxes in warehouses of online stores.

Ground combat robots are being improved. On February 4, the American company Northrop Grumman on its official YouTube channel published a video of tests of an unmanned combat vehicle with cannon armament.

The Americans will control the coastal waters with the help of surface robots. On January 31, the press service of the US Navy Central Command (NAVCENT) announced the beginning of successful operation of the Saildrone Explorer autonomous vehicle.

In many countries, robotic systems controlled by surgeons are increasingly being used to perform laparoscopic (with small incisions) operations. However, scientists from Johns Hopkins University (USA) have developed a Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), a surgical robot capable of operating on patients completely independently.

Thermal imagers of various types have been actively used in various branches of the leading armies of the world for a long time. Therefore, the developers of targets and all kinds of false targets are trying to make their products at landfills look like real when using such sights and surveillance devices.

The Italian Armed Forces are launching a five-year project to introduce robotics into military service. On January 28, Nexter's press service announced that the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), together with Milrem (the general contractor of the program), selected Nexter robotics as part of the evaluation of ground and airborne robotic platforms for the Italian army.

According to one of the leading Chinese publications Global Times, the country has created the world's largest bionic robot-yak, capable of carrying loads weighing up to 160 kg at a speed of about 10 km / h. In the future, he will carry the equipment of soldiers serving in remote areas.

Izvestia: Russia will strengthen the border with Ukraine with the help of the Tornado-G MLRS

Russia will strengthen its southern border with Ukraine with rocket robots - automated multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Tornado-G". This is reported by Izvestia, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the training of African servicemen will be carried out at the facilities of the training and material base, equipped with the experience of performing tasks in Syria

For the first time, servicemen from the Republic of Djibouti will be trained to work with the Uran-6 robotic mine clearance complex at the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, stationed in Nakhabino near Moscow. This was reported on Monday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

In the engineering unit of the Southern Military District, stationed in the Rostov region, a division has been formed equipped with sets of remote mining engineering system (ISDM) "Agriculture".

On their professional holiday - the Day of Engineering Troops - the engineering and technical group of OMON "Zubr" of the Russian Guard demonstrated the identification and destruction of an explosive object.

An unmanned torpedo boat is being developed for the Russian Navy. He will be able to fight enemy submarines in the far sea zone - including in the Arctic.

TASS: an unmanned torpedo boat is being developed in Russia

In the interests of the Russian Navy, an unmanned boat is being created that can detect the enemy in autonomous mode and use torpedo weapons on it, TASS reports, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.

The boat will be able to operate both in autonomous mode and be controlled by a small crew, the interlocutor of TASS notes

An unmanned torpedo boat capable of detecting and destroying enemy submarines in the far sea zone and in the Arctic latitudes in autonomous mode is being developed for the Russian Navy. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The Ukrainian military announced requirements for a car that will replace the Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2

The Command of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has revealed the requirements for a promising light infantry fighting vehicle (BMP). The new equipment can replace the Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2, Defense Express reports.

Chinese engineers have taught a two-legged robot Jet-HR2 to rise into the air and hover in one place using fans in the feet. A recording of the tests was published on the laboratory's YouTube channel.

In the military innovation technopolis "ERA", the recruits of scientific companies took the Military Oath.

More than 150 of the best graduates of technical universities arrived in Anapa from different cities of the country to undergo military service in the science city. 

South Korea has started replacing soldiers with robots. January 16, portal janes.com He reported that Hyundai Rotem supplied the South Korean army with the first pair of production vehicles developed under the MPUGV program.

Hyundai Rotem multi-purpose ground wheeled robots have been tested for six months in border areas. According to Aju Business Daily, they are now ready for combat missions.