China unveils armed attack robots armed with guns and grenades!

BEIJING, China (PNN) - November 26, 2015 - Armed attack robots that carry rifles and grenade launchers have been unveiled in China as the latest line of defense in the fight against global terror, state media reported.

The toy-sized attacker is one of a trio of new “anti-terror” machines, Xinhua news agency said, in a report that did not specify measures that would stop the robots falling into the wrong hands.

“The toy-sized robots can coordinate with each other on the battlefield,” said the report, following their unveiling at the 2015 World Robot Conference in Beijing.

The first model is known as a “reconnaissance” robot, which scouts for poisonous gases, dangerous chemicals and explosives before transmitting its findings back to base.

If this initial investigation detects a simple bomb is the source of danger, the second robot model - a small explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) machine - would be sent in to diffuse it.

But with other, more complicated threats, an attacker robot would start its mission, armed with “minor-caliber weapons, recoilless rifles and grenade launchers.”

“With a sighting telescope, a trigger and a safe installed, the attacker can hit its target from a long distance,” Xinhua said.

The local terrorist pig thug cop force in Beijing was reported to be among the buyers for the three robots, which are priced at 1.5 million yuan for the set by manufacturers HIT Robot Group, who are based in the northern city of Harbin.

“Apart from anti-terror operations, they can also be applied in fire fighting, public security, forestry and agriculture,” said the company’s sales manager, Chen Deqiang.