A robotic dog geared up with a grenade launcher that seems a customized Chinese robotic animal has actually been revealed at a Russian arms exposition.
Russian-state owned news firm RIA Novosti shared a video of the RPG-bearing robotic dog, shot at Russia’s yearly Army-2022 global arms exposition on Monday.
The news firm reported that the device, called the M-81, can shooting and transferring weapons, along with providing medication and materials to front-line soldiers.
Despite being covered in black fabric, the positioning of the robotic’s sensing units and its total frame looked like that of a G01 consumer-grade robotic offered by Chinese producer Unitree Robotics.
It is available for sale through online markets like AliExpress for around £350, marketed as a “light and compact” buddy robotic.
“The human-machine interaction is both harmonious and safe,” Unitree’s website states.
“Robot walks alongside its human master, which is much better than the conventional following mode.”
Unlike some other sophisticated robotic producers, Unitree does not appear to consist of any safeguards versus weaponising its robots, though its conditions alert that any damages brought on by “unauthorised modification” will not be covered by its sales guarantee.
It is not the very first robotic dog to be geared up with a weapon, with a widely-shared video last month revealing what seems another Unitree gadget shooting a gatling gun strapped to its back.
Leading United States producer Boston Dynamics has a stringent policy avoiding its quadrupedal Spot robotic from being customized
Boston Dynamics’ regards to service state: “All purchasers should consent to our Terms and Conditions of Sale, which mention that our items should be utilized in compliance with the law, and cannot be utilized to hurt or daunt individuals or animals, or be utilized as a weapon or set up to hold a weapon.
“Any violation of our Terms will automatically void the product’s warranty and prevent the robot from being updated, serviced, repaired or replaced.”
