The initiative expands on the 2022 "Army of Drones" program, which grew Ukraine's UAV industry to more than 700 manufacturers and resulted in drones accounting for over 95% of battlefield strikes. Fedorov is currently recruiting robotics teams and a chief technology officer to build autonomous machines capable of scouting, laying mines, hauling ammunition and evacuating wounded soldiers.
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Ukraine's Fedorov Targets First Combat Assault Without Infantry in 1 Year
War24 days ago
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is pursuing the deployment of humanoid robots for trench warfare with a goal to achieve the first robot-led combat kill in 6 months. Speaking at IT Arena in Lviv, Fedorov announced his non-governmental "Army of Robots" initiative, which targets the execution of a full combat assault conducted without infantry soldiers within 1 year.
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