Drone robots to add more teeth to anti-Maoist operations

[mirage2K]

KHARAGPUR: After drone missiles of the US military, drone robots will come to the help of Indian security forces in anti-insurgency operations. The robots are being developed at a research institution in Delhi's Karol Bagh, which has already developed another land surveillance robot and a mind sensing robot that can read the human mind.

Once ready, the drone robot can be used as an effective surveillance tool by the armed and security forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations. The robot can spy over a battle zone while flying over it. Enemy positions, camps and even soldiers or rebels hiding behind bushes within a 50 km radius can be captured on its camera which even has night vision. "Information sent by the robot can help the security forces plan their operations with greater precision," said Diwakar Vaish, head of robotics and research at the Delhi-based A-Set Institute of Training and Research, that is working on the project.

Work on developing the robot is at an advanced stage at the A-Set Institute. The drone apart, Vaish from the 20-year-old institute demonstrated several other robots at the three-day KSHIT technology fest that began at IIT-Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) on Friday.

Among them are the spider robot and another surveillance robot developed by the A-Set, which took to robotics three years ago. The Spider robot resembles a spider and can operate in inhospitable terrains — hills, forests and grasslands — and collect information over a 2 km radius around it. "Unlike the drone robot that will fly, the spider robot moves along a surface," Vaish said.

The spider robot is very useful for security forces operating in Maoist zones, the scientist added. The robot moves like a spider as it spies over hostile territories. The cost of this robot is Rs 30 lakh. Vaish also said talks have begun between A-Set and the home and defence ministries for transfer of the technology.

Besides these surveillance robots, A-Set has also developed what it calls a mind sensing robot, said Vaish. This robot can read certain facets of a human mind like a person's sensory nerves. He also demonstrated the humanoid robots developed by the institute.

Drone robots to add more teeth to anti-Maoist operations - The Times of India

Besides these surveillance robots, A-Set has also developed what it calls a mind sensing robot, said Vaish. This robot can read certain facets of a human mind like a person's sensory nerves. He also demonstrated the humanoid robots developed by the institute.

something brewing over here...I want one for myself

 

[trinity]

We don;t even understand the full complexities of the human genome, yet we are building mind reading robots? I think this is wrong or I need more details to clarify. yet, we fail to understand the basics of defence. How important and poweful our environment is. The protection of our environment is a national security matter.

 

[Abingdonboy]

UAVs are already being used in the Anti-Moaist fight.

 

[trinity]

UAVs are already being used in the Anti-Moaist fight.

Yes hard to beat a rag tag force without such modern platforms. Like I said stop underestimating their fighting abilities. They are not the greatest but they are pretty formidable from what I can gather.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Yes hard to beat a rag tag force without such modern platforms. Like I said stop underestimating their fighting abilities. They are not the greatest but they are pretty formidable from what I can gather.

Their only advantage is the ability to use guerrilla sneak attacks on the better armed, better trained and more numerous security forces. This has been the bane of any nation/unit engaged in CI ops since the beginning of time. And I don't think the secuirty guys on the ground underestimate the Moaists by any means.