War in Ukraine: logistical, combat and mine-laying land robots, what will these machines wanted by kyiv be used for ?

Les robots qui pourraient être utilisés sur le front. United 24

Le ministre ukrainien de la transformation numérique, Mykhailo Fedorov, a accordé une interview, expliquant que son armée pourrait bientôt être équipée de robots sur le front.

Robots on the front ? This is the idea put forward by Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation, in an interview granted to Business Insider. Although drones have become one of the main weapons in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, multifunctional ground robots could accompany Volodymyr Zelensky's army into combat.

Efficient technology ?

"Land robotics is one of the solutions", assured Mykhailo Fedorov. The idea is not new and while some devices have already been used on certain missions, they have never been deployed on a large scale, like aerial drones, which are used daily, indicates the magazine Geo.

These ground robots should be developed using money from the crowdfunding site United 24, which raises funds to finance cutting-edge equipment. There could be three different types.

First the combat robots, with their machine guns, they can attack and defend positions. Minelayers are a real danger for Russian armor due to anti-tank mines, but they can also blow themselves up next to a target. As for logistics robots, they can considerably help the troops on the front, by allowing the evacuation of the wounded, or by supplying the soldiers with ammunition.

The Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation is convinced of the effectiveness of these machines. "I think robotics is the next technology which will change the situation in this war", he indicated. Like the naval drone, the Sea Baby, which is wreaking havoc at sea The Russian fleet is gradually being blackened and sunk, so the robots could have an impact on the conflict.