Russian army arsenal replenished crawler robots with hybrid engine. Production robots begin in 2014 said Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Oleg Ostapenko. Previously, the use of robots in the army said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. «Secretary of Defense tasked as part of the program for the production of the robotic platform in Russia. I think next year we will be able to show a sample of the robot of our production, «- said Ostapenko. Military robot will be tracked chassis and a hybrid engine. He will meet the challenges of a wide profile. In particular, the machine will deal with mine areas. The prototype robot is made using foreign technology. However, Russian experts are going to build it entirely on the domestic production base. «We plan to do this using the capabilities of our businesses,» — Ostapenko said in an interview to «Interfax». Development of robots for the Russian army is the focus of the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. In early July, Shoigu said about robots on a conference call with the heads of the Ministry of Defence. «Our armed forces behind the leading armies of foreign countries to equip the robotic systems. In their tactical and technical characteristics of robotic systems, designed for the needs of the Ministry of Defense, the best foreign analogues «- then said Sergei Shoigu. The reason for the backlog is the low quality of Russian robots, the minister said. «It should be emphasized that the timing of the planned works are frequently violated, reducing the quality of products supplied» — quoted Shoigu agency «Interfax». Subject robots has received considerable attention in the community after the summer of 2006 Internet users were asked Vladimir Putin to the use of artificial intelligence to protect the borders of Russia. «Will Russia use to defend its borders huge fighting humanoid robots?» — Asked the president for more than 26 thousand users of the network. Responding to a question about the robots during a press conference, Putin did not, however, after the official part of the journalists discussed the possibility of using humanoid robots at the border. «Maybe it will reach and robots. But without human intervention is not possible. The main thing — it\’s the guard «, — told reporters the president.
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