Remember those terrifying robots chasing a paraplegic marine on the planet of Pandora in James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar? Well, Russians have made a real-life version.
Kalashnikov Concern presented a concept war robot at the Army-2018 forum on Aug. 21.
The robot is designed to carry out combat and engineering missions.
It stands on two massive legs (a bit like the evil ED-209 from RoboCop) and has two arms.
Tinted glass protects the so-called driving seat, where a human controls the powerful metal weapon.
An unconfirmed leak to the press said the robot has been coined “Igoryok.” Let’s see what happens...
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