Robotics news

The sappers of the International mine action center of the Russian defense Ministry located in Nagorno-Karabakh have started using special equipment to clear the territory.

"for the First time, the Uran-6 multi-functional robotic complex was used to clear the area of unexploded ordnance and explosive objects, with the help of which about 8 hectares of land were surveyed in the area of the settlement of Khojaly," our military Department reported on Saturday.

"Sea ships that can operate without a captain and crew enter our internal waters, and we create unmanned sea vessels ourselves, including in the underwater version, in this case in the field of defense, "Putin said, speaking at a conference on artificial intelligence during the main discussion"Artificial intelligence is the main technology of the XXI century".

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ANYbotics has clearly demonstrated one of the main advantages of its four — legged robot ANYmal-protection from water according to the IP67 standard. During the tests, the robot was almost completely submerged in the water, walked on the rocks at the bottom and went ashore.

The French and British defense ministries have signed a contract with the French company Thales for the supply of three robotic minesweeper boats. According to a joint report of the military departments, the purchase of boats was made as part of the MMCM program, which provides for the modernization of the fleet of minesweepers of the two countries. The French and British military intend to purchase another surface robot in 2021.

The equipment of the future new generation soldier "Sotnik "(previously known as" Ratnik-3") can get into its composition zootechnical complexes, as well as elements of artificial intelligence, said in an interview with RIA Novosti industrial Director of the weapons complex of the state Corporation" rostec " Bekhan Ozdoev.

The Chinese military conducted tests of the Wing Loong strike unmanned aerial vehicle for cargo delivery. According to Jane's, during the tests, the military checked the accuracy of dumping the container with security.

During the meeting of the Russian defense Ministry Commission on innovative projects and technologies based on the results of work in 2020, the head of the Russian defense Ministry's GUNID, major General Andrey Goncharov, reported on successful tests of innovative developments selected in the interests of the Russian armed forces.

the Deputy Head Of the center for lunar research and space engineering of the Chinese national space administration said that the Chinese authorities ' spending on space will increase

Chinese authorities and government experts are discussing the possibility of sending astronauts to the moon in the near future and choosing the right moment "in accordance with scientific tasks and taking into account economic factors."

Turkey has published a video of tests of a robotic system designed to evacuate the wounded from dangerous places for humans.

There are many bright names in the history of Soviet military thought. But in the period of the "nuclear age", a special place is occupied by the outstanding personality of Nikolai Ogarkov, who headed the General staff in 1977-1984. It was he who was the first among the military leaders to draw attention to the next round of revolution in military Affairs. And it is gratifying that with the participation of army General Yuri Baluyevsky, the Ogarkov readings were held in Moscow for the third time, writes Olga Moskovchenko in an article for the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

California transportation authorities have allowed companies to transport passengers in fully driverless cars without a driver in the cabin and charge money for it. At the same time, even companies that have already been allowed to test drones on California roads will have to get separate permits to create an unmanned taxi service.

Over the years (since 1908), the US FBI has accumulated a huge archive of documents. Since the beginning of this year, the secret service archive has been located in the small town of Winchester, Virginia and covers an area of 22,500 square meters. meters, where 360,000 boxes store almost 2 billion rubles. office management pages.

Rheinmetall continues to improve its combat robots. On November 20, the company published on its official YouTube channel new videos of the use of the mission Master ground-based Autonomous vehicle system in combat conditions.

Dmitry Litovkin-what is currently known about a powerful underwater drone

Recently, assistant Secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation Christopher Ford suddenly recalled the Russian Poseidon torpedo equipped with a"multi-megaton nuclear warhead".

According to the American web resource Seapower , the Executive Director of submarine programs of the us Navy, rear Admiral Dave Goggins, speaking on November 18, 2020 at the webinar of the annual Symposium of the Naval submarine League, said that the US Navy has developed and tested the submarine-Launched unmanned aerial system (SLUAS), to solve the tasks of reconnaissance and targeting out of line of sight, and deployed it on ships since September 2020.

Today on the market there are 4 and a half representatives of the iron hands, which are very common. These are Fanuc, Yaskawa, ABB, Kuka (I won't mention rare earth samples). Next to them are Universal Robots-cool guys whose robots look like a nice pile of aluminum pipes and plugs, which are very actively promoted on the market.

Unmanned marine vehicles are becoming more and more popular for civil and military purposes. Departments are increasingly ordering the development of drones and are keenly interested in existing samples.

Disclaimer. Robots are very reliable guys. The average Robert of a normal brand can work like hell for years without interruption, requiring only short breaks for maintenance and calibration checks.

Thousands of fake accounts created to participate in the information war have been identified in social networks. The main purpose of the bots was to discredit Russia in Armenia and Armenians in Russia, and "threads" from them lead to Azerbaijan, Turkey and Britain. This is the first sign of a new political reality, in which the military-political Alliance of Moscow and Yerevan will be tested for strength.