Saturday, May 18, 2013

Russia's ‘Terrorist-Killer Robots’

Robots at the Robofest-2013 youth festival in Moscow. © RIA Novosti. Artem Zhitenev

Russia Developing ‘Terrorist-Killer Robots’ -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russian experts are developing robots designed to minimize casualties in terrorist attacks and neutralize terrorists, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday.

Robots could also help evacuate injured servicemen and civilians from the scene of a terrorist attack, said Rogozin, who oversees the defense industry.

Other antiterror equipment Russia is developing includes systems that can see terrorists through obstacles and effectively engage them in a standoff mode at a long distance without injuring their hostages, he said.

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My Comment: The key sentence in this report is the following ....

.... Rogozin did not say when the equipment might be deployed by Russia’s security and intelligence services.


In short .... these robots will probably never be deployed.

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