Robotics news
New armament of ships tested in Russia
The remotely controlled nArwhal combat module has been tested. The installation with a large-caliber machine gun will become the new armament of the ships that will guard the coast of Russia. The module was developed by specialists of NPO eLektromashina (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the ROSTEC State Corporation). This is reported by TASS with reference to the general director of the company Igor Afanasyev.
Rex combat robot for the Bundeswehr
According to publications by foreign specialized media, the German company Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH (FFG) and its partner Israel Aerospace Industries / ELTA Systems Ltd. (IAI / ELTA) jointly participated in the third stage of practical tests of uninhabited ground vehicles (UGV) conducted by the Bundeswehr. At the center of the tests performed was the combat robot "REX" (REX) developed by the companies.
In the USA, they plan to create combat robots in the image of ordinary squirrels
Robotics specialists at the University of California at Berkeley are exploring the possibility of creating a robot for the US Army, the prototype of which will be an ordinary squirrel.
Russia has created new means against mines
Russian scientists have created new means of overcoming minefields. Employees of the Military Institute of Engineering Troops presented two models of minesweepers designed to protect wheeled and tracked vehicles. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Russia and China will present a declaration on the lunar station at the congress in Dubai at the end of October
As reported in Roscosmos, the declaration will be a continuation of the memorandum of understanding between the governments of the two countries on the creation of a lunar station
Roscosmos and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) will present a declaration on the International Scientific Lunar Station (MNLS) during the International Astronautical Congress in Dubai. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
Amphibious armored personnel carriers-MDM "Shell" were armed with rapid-fire "slingshots"
At the recent command and staff exercises at the Pesochnoye training ground in the Yaroslavl region, most of the latest armored vehicles in service with the Russian airborne troops were presented.
Army special forces from Russia and Pakistan during exercises in the south of the Russian Federation will work out the destruction of militants in populated areas
The Russian-Pakistani exercises of the dRuzhba-2021 special forces units have begun in the Krasnodar Territory, the Southern Military District (SE) reported on Tuesday.
A security system with sentry robots has been created in Russia
NPO eLektromashina has developed Russia's first robotic perimeter security system, Prometheus. Protection against unauthorized entry is assigned to remotely controlled combat models with large-caliber machine guns.
The first perimeter security system with combat robots has been developed in the Russian Federation
Russian specialists have developed the first Prometheus perimeter security system, which includes remote-controlled combat modules with a large-caliber machine gun. This was announced by Igor Afanasyev, CEO of the developer company NPO eLektromashina (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the ROSTEC State Corporation).
Aurus will carry big bosses on autopilot for 40 million
The creators of Aurus have started developing their own autopilot. We are talking, among other things, about the system of the third level of autonomy. Almost 40 million rubles will be invested in the development.
The Russian unmanned vessel "Pioneer-M" was launched
Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard launched the research vessel "Pioneer-M". According to the United Shipbuilding Corporation, it will use technologies of unmanned navigation.
Initial tests of the ERA manipulator on the ISS revealed problems with data transmission
At the same time, the ERA computer, its external control panel and the Russian computer work well and exchange information, the European Space Agency noted
Experts have identified data transmission failures during the first tests of the new ERA robot manipulator placed on the outer surface of the multi-purpose laboratory module "Science" of the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Thursday by the European Space Agency.
Robots will be charged with the suspension of hypersonic missiles on bombers
The American company Square One Systems Design has tested a prototype of the MHU-TSX robotic charging system. It should help to install heavy hypersonic weapons on bombers.
The crew of the Russian segment of the ISS is testing and integrating a robot manipulator
Specialists are working on activating the manipulator control and integrating software into the station control system
Cosmonauts of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) are working on testing and activating the control systems of the ERA robot manipulator placed on the outer surface of the Nauka laboratory module. This was reported on Wednesday in Roscosmos.
In Poland, the Russian "Era" shown to Putin was called a revolution
During the main stage of the strategic exercises "West-2021" at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, watched by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a B-19 infantry fighting vehicle with an Epoch combat module was shown, which turned out to be an "imperceptible revolution," writes the Polish edition of Defence24.
The International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation trains sappers in four directions
The International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation trains sappers in four areas: humanitarian demining, countering improvised explosive devices, mine search service and the use of robotic means.
A presentation of underwater and wave gliders was held at the USC stand as part of the NEVA-2021 exhibition
In St. Petersburg, as part of the 16th International Exhibition "NEVA-2021", the first presentation of wave and underwater gliders developed by the corporation's partner, the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University, took place at the USC stand on September 21.
The manufacturer of air defense systems will release an unmanned electric car
The Russian concern Almaz-Antey, which is engaged in the development and production of weapons for air defense, has presented a chassis for an unmanned electric car. It already has a working name-E-NEVA.
USC: the technical possibility of creating unmanned vessels in Russia will appear in three years
Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of USC, pointed out that the appearance of unmanned vessels in the waters depends not only on the technical capability, but also on changes in the regulatory framework
The technical possibility of building unmanned vessels in Russia will appear in three years. This was stated by the General Director of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov during the plenary session at the forum "Neva 2021".
Russia was accused of launching a "nuclear strike" on Poland
During the exercise" West-2021", the Russian army worked out the possibility of a nuclear strike on NATO troops in Poland, writes Defense Blog, citing an unnamed source.