Russian Firm Develops Missile Equipped Armored Robot

Russia’s Rostec has announced tests of a newly-developed robotic tracked platform named ‘Impulse-M’ equipped with a combat module with an anti-tank missile system.

This was revealed to Russian state media by Alexander Gavrilov, general director of the Gumich developer company.

The platform has prospects for civilian use due to its modular design and the ability to quickly convert to various payloads. The robot's software allows it to perform a wide range of tasks.

The robotic complex (RTC) has a tracked chassis with a lifting capacity of about 1 ton, capable of carrying 500 kg of cargo at a 30-degree elevation and pulling 1.5 tons on a trailer. The platform is universal and can be used for a wide range of combat modules, used for laying mines, for transportation cargo and wounded. One of the advantages of the new complex is a completely Russian control system with elements of artificial intelligence (AI), which allows the RTK to operate automatically when performing both combat and logistics missions.

A multi-variant communication system between the combat vehicle and the operator has been created for the RTK, which virtually eliminates the possibility of influencing the complex of electronic suppression systems. At the same time, if the connection is lost, the robot’s navigation system allows it to automatically return to the base using points on the ground that it has recorded in its computer.

The robotic complex is based on a universal tracked platform, which can be equipped with various combat and other modules depending on the task. Moreover, the design of the complex allows for quick replacement of modules. The platform also has high maintainability in the field.

A smaller prototype of this complex was previously successfully tested in combat. On the basis of this experimental model, taking into account all the data obtained in combat conditions, a functioning full-fledged combat platform was created.