What possible tactical advanages do you see in Russia's new android?

CPO Jon Campbell — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:54:17 -0400

"Russian media are reporting their country’s advanced military projects arm has built a combat android controlled by a remote human user.

Andrey Grigoryev, director-general of the Advanced Research Projects Foundation (ARF), told RIA-Novosti:

"A combat robot-android, that resembles a human in appearance, by the end of the year will be able to run, cross a barrier line and perform other actions, according to our plans."
ARF is the Russian reply to DARPA, the Pentagon’s hi-tech development agency in the US responsible for futuristic battlefield concepts like a robotic cheetah and self-guided bullets.

According to RT, Russian President Vladimir Putin first saw the combat android back in January and described it as a “scene from a science-fiction film."

It will be controlled via new brain-computer interface technology, which apparently does exactly what you might think it would – allow a human brain to control technology remotely.

While the ARF claims its android will be up and running by the end of the year, they say it isn’t designed to “run around with a rifle”. They already have autonomous tracked and wheeled platforms that can do that much better."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/russia-has-a-combat-android-that-will-run-like-a-human-within-months-2015-6#ixzz3cbTDLENBhttp://http://www.businessinsider.com/russias-futuristic-combat-android-will-run-like-a-human-within-months-2015-6

Russia's futuristic combat android will run like a human within months

Putin described the android as a “scene from a science-fiction film."

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 9 at 2015 4:59 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:59:22 -0400

unless they are run by skynet, they look like expensive targets. at least the drones can fly away from harm. these guys are sitting on the ground.

Response by SGT Kevin Brown made Jun 9 at 2015 5:19 PM

SGT Kevin Brown — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:19:14 -0400

It looks like an enexpensive alternative to a suicide bomber or a good diversion/decoy device. With some major improvement fully anamatronic soldiers could greatly reduce the lose of human life on the battlefield.

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Jun 9 at 2015 5:32 PM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:32:22 -0400

Smells of Bullski Shitski

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 9 at 2015 5:55 PM

PO1 John Miller — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:55:49 -0400

Meh... A Predator UAV has guns and missiles.

Response by SrA Daniel Hunter made Jun 9 at 2015 8:34 PM

SrA Daniel Hunter — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:34:40 -0400

Vodka runs!

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jun 9 at 2015 8:41 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:41:21 -0400

Russia is so full of deception. I would rather look at what Japan had to offer.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 9 at 2015 10:20 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 22:20:16 -0400

Just looking at the picture makes me wonder what kind of "combat" applications this thing would legitimately have. Terrain alone would challenge the mobility of this piece of crap