Russia’s Future Weapons: Avatars, Robots and Mind-Controlled Quadcopters

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New weapons systems designed by the Advanced Research Fund have provided Russia with truly breakthrough technologies, President Vladimir Putin said during Tuesday’s defense industry meeting in Moscow.

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The Nerechta combat robot (http://sputniknews.com/tags/keyword_combat_robots/) – the brainchild of the Kovrov-based Degtyarev plant – is a prime example of this innovative technology (http://sputniknews.com/tags/keyword_innovative_technology/), most of which remains classified.The Nerechta is essentially a reconnaissance vehicle, which can also haul ammunition to the fighting units, move the wounded from the line of fire and, of course, it can train its guns on the enemy.
First unveiled to the Russian military in the fall of 2015, Nerekhta is now being readied for final trials. It’s “brother-in-arms” – the Avatar – also looks like it came right from a sci-fi flick.
Unorthodox designs are the backbone of a modern, high-tech armed force, the President said.
“In some areas these advanced designs are absolutely unparalleled in the world and are virtually ready for mass production. What is also important is that the designers came up with a number of truly breakthrough solutions, which have earned our arms makers and scientists their well-deserved reputation worldwide,” Vladimir Putin emphasized.
The Fund’s projects are obviously called upon to play a decisive role in the development of key elements of new generation munitions and military and special equipment.
“They are to become the basis of the national armaments system in 2025-2030 both for the army and navy,” Putin added.
The ARF now comprises 35 experimental labs which look more like full-fledged research institutes. Some of them take credit for the development of the Ratnik “future soldier” outfit, which was first presented to the broad public during last year’s Victory Day parade in Moscow.
The President underscored the need for wider use of the Foundation’s potential in the development of advanced electronics based on new physical principles, and also in the design of high-precision weapons and dual technologies.
“We need to make sure that such advanced technologies find practical use also in civilian production,” Putin added.
This is already happening with mind-controlled quadcopters presenting a real breakthrough in the field of neuro-engineering. Putin also insisted on the more rational use of innovative technology in view of the economic problems faced by the country and the situation in the international markets.
“It is really imperative for us to see the projects which are in the works through,” Vladimir Putin emphasized.
The share of innovative technologies in Russia’s defense production is slated to reach 70 percent by 2020.





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Russian scientists have developed a quadcopter that can be controlled by the power of the mind using brain impulses, according to a report from Russia’s Foundation for Advanced Research.

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The Foundation for Advanced Research, an organization that supports research programs in the interests of national defense, financed the development of a new neuro-interface, which allows the control of a quadcopter using the power of thought.The new product was designed by the Zelenograd-based company Neurobotics, just outside of Moscow.
The quadcopter is able to fly not only to four directions — forward, backwards, right and left — but it can also reach a specific target point, the report said.
"Commands, or ‘conditions' as we call them, are generated by the sensors on the head of an operator. The person thinks about certain actions at right moments which the system then recognizes and identifies," Neurobotics director Vladimir Konyshev explained, as cited by the report.
The new technology has a great potential in the future. It would not only help a great deal to the Russian Armed Forces on the battlefield, but its interface could also be used to help people with limited mobility, Konyshev added.
Research on an interface to connect the human brain with a computer has been carried out since the 1970s. Over the past 20 years, in particular, it has actively been developed, according to the Foundation for Advanced Research report.





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