The UK Department of Defense has announced a competition for companies specialized in robotics.
£ 900,000 for any company wishing to supply him with armed drones that can fly in the "urban environment" and even poke their electronic nose into shopping centers and private homes.
Within the framework of the tender, 3 tasks are set:
🔻 Objective 1 is “to develop an optimized unmanned aerial system suitable for use in urban environments”
🔻 Objective 2 - Development of a weapon or bomb that will be attached to the result of objective 1.
🔻 Task 3 - Consists of combining tasks 1 and 2 to create an unmanned aerial vehicle that can fly reliably around cities without crashing into buildings, capable of fighting inside them, making sure that the drone is not disturbed by “high obstacles, urban canyons and confined spaces ", As well as" complex electromagnetic environment ".
The Defense Department also said it is "looking for AI-based solutions that will reduce the mental burden on operators and improve the performance of these devices."
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