Military facilities in Russia will soon be protected by robotic machine guns with elements of artificial intelligence. When protecting especially important objects, fundamentally new stationary armored installations armed with machine guns will be used, sources in the military department told Izvestia.
Now the development is already in a high degree of readiness, in the near future it is planned to send it for testing. After being adopted for service, the new installation will be included as one of the combat elements in a promising complex for the protection of military facilities, sources said.
Outwardly, the new guard robot resembles an armored tower from a combat vehicle. In the event of an alarm, the installation is brought into a firing position. The installation received standard optical-electronic systems, as well as radars, which can detect targets not only in daylight, but also at night. It is made using technologies that are used to create neural networks. A special algorithm allows artificial intelligence to determine who is in the restricted area – a person or, for example, a beast.
At the same time, electronics can understand how dangerous a person is for an object by comparing his behavior with examples hardwired into the matrix. For example, it identifies combat small arms in the hands of the enemy and distinguishes it from a hunting one.
Also, the algorithm contains certain signs of terrorist activity in human behavior. Their presence will allow the electronics to warn the operator of the hazard. Based on the characteristics of the target or terrain, a decision will be made about when and in which mode it is better to hit the target.
The new installation will be able to open fire only at the command of a serviceman. He will be able to monitor the situation remotely – from a shelter or a command post. The operator will be able to independently control the security robot. To do this, he has a remote control and management unit, on which he receives a picture from the tracking means included in the standard set of equipment of the installation.
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“Robot technicians: smart machine guns will start guarding important objects”
Source: IZ
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