The Drive
A‘robot dog’ armed with an anti-tank rocket launcher installed on its back was shown off today at Russia’s “Army 2022” arms expo. While this was intended to show off Russia’s state of technology among its peers, the strangely shrouded robotic dog appears to be a Chinese type that is available for purchase for a few grand on Alibaba’s Aliexpress.com – a similar example of which emerged recently online armed with a submachine gun.
Organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense and opened with an address by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the expo runs from August 15 to 22 at the Patriot Park in Kubinka, just outside of Moscow. It’s worth bearing in mind that Russia and Russian companies have a history of unveiling unsubstantiated weapons at the annual exhibition, including giant mecha-like robots, which readers can learn more about here.