Rise of the Russian robo-soldier: Iron Man military hardware is one step closer to reality as Putin’s scientists reveal ‘Ivan the Terminator’
Its purpose is to ‘replace the person in battle or emergency areas where there is a risk of explosion, fire or high background radiation’
Robot is currently remote controlled by an operator fitted with sensor suit
Among its skill set, ‘Ivan’ can simulate driving a car and avoid obstacles
It will eventually carry out a ‘maturity test’ before it performs more high-level tasks
By NICK ENOCH
DailyMail.com
27 May 2016
This metal marvel might just be the soldier of the future… but far from being science fiction, this one is real.
Affectionately known as Ivan the Terminator, Project Iron Man is a humanoid military robot currently being developed in Russia.
For years, the country has been trying to keep up with the U.S. and China, which are building robots, drones and other military hi-tech machines with great success.
The aim of the Russian robot soldier is to ‘replace the person in the battle or in emergency areas where there is a risk of explosion, fire, high background radiation, or other conditions that are harmful to humans’, Komosomolskaya Pravda reported.
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