"We are not creating a Terminator": Russia denies risk as Putin's 'robot army' is trained to shoot guns



Vladimir Putin's 'robot army' is being trained to shoot guns from both of its hands, it's emerged.
MirrorOnline reported last December how the android robots called FEDOR - Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research - are being developed for space exploration by Russia.
Now it's emerged that the human looking robots - with a head, two arms and two legs - have been handed guns as part of their training.
A video clip of them in action has already caused a senior government officials to issue a denial that they are creating a real-life "Terminator-style" killer.

The reference is to the robot in the Hollywood science fiction franchise - played by Arnold Schwarzenegger - which takes over the earth in the future by killing all humans that stand in its path.
FEDOR stands six foot tall, weighs between 106-160 kg depending on extra equipment - and can lift up to 20 kg of cargo.
Its creators claim that teaching them to shoot will help improve their motor skills and decision-making abilities.
Posting a short clip showing the armed robot in action, Russia's deputy PM Dmitryi Rogozin said: "Robot platform F.E.D.O.R. showed shooting skills with two hands.
"We are not creating a Terminator, but artificial intelligence that will be of great practical significance in various fields.”
The robot was originally created with rescue missions in mind until military uses began being suggested.
FEDOR is set to travel into space in 2021 - and has been touted as a permanent replacement for cosmonauts currently maintaining the ISS in the long term.
The robot is being developed by Android Technics and the Advanced Research Fund.
They are attempting to teach it a wide variety of basic and advanced skills - from how to use a set of keys and various tools to how to screw in a light bulb and drive a car.
FEDOR is the prototype of a new artificial intelligence the Russian leader wants to send to the International Space Station.
It can work in the extreme temperatures on the moon without the need for a space suit - and can even 'live' outside in the open.

This comes as Russia revealed plans to send humans to the Moon by 2031.

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