PUTIN'S TERMINATOR
Russian military leaders unveil terrifying robot army including battle-ready android gunslinger
The Terminator-like killing machine is seen showing off his shooting skills in a terrifying video
RUSSIAN military leaders have unveiled their secret state-of-the art robot army - which has an android gunslinger in its ranks.
The Terminator-like killing machine is seen showing off his deadly accurate shooting skills in a terrifying video which gives a glimpse of how future battles will be fought.
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The clip shows the humanoid robot mowing down targets on a range with an automatic pistol gripped in each robotic hand.
Dmitry Rogozin, Vladimir Putin's deputy prime minister, tweeted the video of battlefield research to show off FEDOR.
As well as being primed for frontline battle, the robot will also be sent into space by the Russians.
Rogozin tweeted these words to accompany the video: "Russian fighting robots - guys with iron nature.
"We are not creating a Terminator, but artificial intelligence that will be of great practical significance in a lot of spheres."
The video also features unmanned machine gun trucks, tanks and bomb-dropping drones.
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In the study, Vadim Kozyulin, senior research fellow and former officer of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said America was leading the way in the killer robot arms race.
However, US dominance in this game-changing field of military technology has prompted a dangerous escalation from Russia and China - as this video clearly proves.
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