Kalashnikov launches OCD for the new Companion Robotics Complex

In Russia, development work is underway to create a new robotic complex "Companion". This follows from the public procurement materials posted on the website.

According to the documents, the development of the new complex is being carried out by the Kalashnikov Concern 766th Production and Technological Equipment Management. In total, within the framework of this ROC, work is planned in six areas: the creation of a combat vehicle, a power plant (engine), a technical vision system, an optical-location station, etc. Work must be completed by December 31, 2020.

At the same time, it is emphasized that the new Soratnik robotic complex has nothing in common with the combat combat system previously developed by Kalashnikov. robot with the same name.

Army General Oleg Salyukov, Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, announced the work being carried out within the ROC to create new robotic systems at the end of an expanded board of the Ministry of Defense, held at the end of December last year.

According to the general, the creation of the heavy and middle class robotic systems "Sturm" and "Companion" is at the stage of experimental design work. OCD agreed with the Ministry of Defense, previously companies involved in this topic conducted work on an initiative basis.

Since the projects are new, there is little information about them in the public domain. It is known that on the basis of the Companion project a whole family of robots will be created in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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[rocket757]

It is clear that infantry and assault units require a mobile complex of reconnaissance and enhanced firepower !!!
A boom is waiting for new terminators on the battlefield.

[unaha]

The terminators are still far away. So far, only remotely controlled platforms have been observed. In boston dynamics, judging by the videos, the algorithms for independent behavior are already well developed.

[rocket757]

Excessive independence is fraught with unpredictable consequences.
There is still a recognition system, friend or foe, will have to be hung on the forehead of each soldier! Yes, and other troubles locks, prohibitions, in the car, in the control program, embed! It is unlikely that this problem will be solved right tomorrow ... it takes time and many, many, new design developments.
Over time, everything will be decided, but for now, as they can right now.

[unaha]

Definitely. I don’t even know who decides to be the first to give the right to the car to decide on a general strike (narrow niches, such as security ones in a local area, are probably not far away).

[rocket757]

Automated weapons in local areas ... this is shown in the movies, and in kind is used, to a limited extent, of course.

[neri73-r]

Quote: rocket757

Automated weapons in local areas ... this is shown in the movies, and in kind is used, to a limited extent, of course.

The guards of the Strategic Missile Forces, it seems, watched some kind of docfilm.

[Pete mitchell]

Quote: neri73-r

Guards of the Strategic Missile Forces, sort of ...

Moreover, for quite some time ... and without a movie

[Pete mitchell]

Quote: unaha

I don’t even know who decides to be the first to give the car the right to decide on its own for a destruction strike ...

You're kidding: guess three times? Let me tell you - they applied independent decision cars a few years ago in Africa ....
Taki wildly apologize - anyone really expected that they, we will not point a finger to the west, respect Geneva Convention

[Grandfather]

Quote: rocket757

There’s another identification system, friend or foe, you’ll have to hang on the forehead of every soldier!

and woe to the one who lost the "marker" ...

[rocket757]

They will sew in / mount into the subcortex! If lost, then with your head!

[Sasha Minakov]

How is Alice? or even better?)

[Mastodon]

Quote: rocket757

A boom is waiting for new terminators on the battlefield.

It is not for nothing that Kalashnikov was united into a concern, a name known all over the world and products must correspond to this. Reliability, simplicity, firepower ..!
Although this is not all new, but it’s its own !!! And there we look at the tests in combat conditions, but there are tests where ..
Not for parades create!

[unaha]

"And then we will look at the tests in combat conditions, and there is where to test them" - or maybe it is better not? Or if you still have to, then at least you shouldn't be happy about it ...

[rocket757]

All the same, the use of such funds will be strictly regulated, like other similar killer.
A soulless car is a killer, it is a dream of some, very abnormal ... however, such things were created from humanoid more than once!

[VO3A]

Infantry and assault units they are not used in modern warfare ... They can be used in anti-terrorist operations or against partisans ... It’s not delving into the fact that infantry has long ceased to exist ...
Robots in ground combat formations, together with people, as in the photo, are not used, they only interfere ... Robots are used instead of people ... And even then, in the third tier of modern military operations ... You, like Kalashnikov’s concern , very primitive views on modern warfare ...

[rocket757]

Where did you find the modern war now ... continuous counter-Barmalean events, as all politicians prefer to express themselves.
Then, as you do not call mother infantry, she still does everything on foot, run, crawl, somersault, and jumps. They, there, on the battlefield, put the correct terms from the definition at all.

Quote: VO3A

Robots in ground battle formations along with people, as in the photo, are not used, they only interfere ... Robots are used instead of people ...

As in the photo, this is the problem of the photographer or the one who arranged such a production ... I pointed out that it’s good / desirable to have robotic, mobile reconnaissance and fire support facilities, AND EVERYTHING! What are you fantasizing about yourself, yourself, yourself ....

[VO3A]

Where did you find the modern war now ... continuous counter-Barmalean events, as all politicians prefer to express themselves.

In Syria, our army has the opportunity to wage a modern war, and even in simplified conditions. This can be argued, because we do not have the so-called ground component ... But we failed miserably with this simplified exam ... And the timing of our stay and the nature of the development of events there confirm this ... There are results, but, from the point of view achievements in the military field is rather the other way around ... Tales of the implementation of some achievements .... and experience, too, are touched ... As fighting in the old way, you can find something advanced .. Experience in organizing military operations has been gained. The experience of using new military equipment in the conditions of old methods of warfare? !!! And to whom and why is the latter needed ?!

[rocket757]

In Syria, politicians are "playing" ... Our military "wipe" what they can, with varying degrees of + on -!
I don’t give any ratings, because it won’t work out without peculiar, volatile expressions ... and I’ve already done it more than once.

[Vladimir_2U]

Maybe the "Companion" will be normally armored, and not like these "eggshells armed with hammers."

[Mastodon]

Quote: Vladimir_2U

Maybe "Companion" will be properly armored,

On tests in a combat situation, everything will be clarified and corrected ...

[Alexfly]

More like an "anti-terrorist" car. It would not be easier to make a good BMP, protected from mines and ATGM grenades ...

[Vadim237]

Already done is called T 15.

[Grandfather]

Quote: Vadim237

Already done is called T 15.

Well, how did .. so a few pieces.

[Alexfly]

So where? It's like with the AK-12, they did it, showed it, twisted it in their hands and put into production the AK-74 with "tuning" from the M-4. Laughter, and only ..

[English tarantas]

And this is not a machine with weapons BMP, and protection of the same level?

[Doccor18]

I look at the photo at the beginning of the article and here is the thought that arose. Infantrymen are following the robocomplex. I remembered how the infantrymen were following the T-34, how the infantrymen were sitting on the BTR-70.
I want the soldier to be well protected on the battlefield. He didn’t go after the equipment, but sat in it. And he went out for a short time as necessary.

[VO3A]

I want the soldier to be well protected on the battlefield. He didn’t go after the equipment, but sat in it. And he went out for a short time as necessary.

In modern warfare there should not be soldier on the battlefield. Yes, and battlefieldas such ... There is a positional area of ​​warfare and so on ....

[Maks1995]

uh ... And what about the previous developments?

The last 5 years have only boasted of different types of such robots! And about the release somehow all by ....

[SovAr238A]

Quote: Max1995

uh ... And what about the previous developments?

The last 5 years have only boasted of different types of such robots! And about the release somehow all by ....

Syria has shown that all our military-industrial complex must be thrown out on the battlefield - so that they would know what a "battlefield" really is. And start with the chief designers ...
And then our main designers turned to some kind of sky-bearing bons ...
Separated from the realities of life ...

[SovAr238A]

And where did the "unparalleled in the world" Uranus go?

[Peter is not the first]

It's like with the Tu-22 and Tu-22M ... well, it didn't work out the first time "Uranus" and "Companion 1" will do better "Companion 2".

[SovAr238A]

Quote: Peter is not the first

It's like with the Tu-22 and Tu-22M ... well, it didn't work out the first time "Uranus" and "Companion 1" will do better "Companion 2".

Do you understand ...
Aircraft design decisions and production technologies are very important.
An airplane can be made an iron first and then redone ...

In terms of robots, everything is much different.
That, first of all, the application concept, interaction interface and software are being worked out.
And the used software can then be transferred to a wide variety of media.
And what kind of carrier is there, a wedge heel, a tank, a buggy, an iron or a mastodon - this is much more secondary. Does not depend on the shape of the "body".

Our Russian mistakes in robots are the lack of experience in designing robotics, programming huge expert systems and BigDate databases.
and much more.

[Protos]

Quote: SovAr238A

And where did the "unparalleled in the world" Uranus go?

And he just works there, and not one ...

Uranus-9 in Syria pic.twitter.com/9BE1onk64m

- Andrei_bt (@AndreiBtvt) December 2, 2019