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Russia’s gun toting robot has hit a major snag: it’s scrambling for parts after foreign suppliers cut off sales, Defense One<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p> In 2017, videos<\/a> went viral<\/a> of the Terminator-like android dubbed FEDOR (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) firing handguns at a variety of targets. Apparently foreign suppliers weren’t impressed — leaving the robot’s maker, Android Technology, scrambling for parts.<\/p> “After some of our partners… saw that the robot ‘FEDOR’ had learned to shoot, we were denied supplies,” technical director of the robot company Evgeny Dudorov told state media RIA <\/em><\/a>in an interview, as interpreted by Google Translate.<\/p> According to Dudorov, 40 percent of FEDOR’s components are made in Russia. But the company is aiming for a higher proportion.<\/p> “Russia will develop its own systems as a result of this export ban, but that may take some time,” Dudorov told RIA<\/em>. “This announcement also demonstrates that despite the sanctions, the Russian high-tech industry was still able to get what it needed.”<\/p> According to the interview, FEDOR cost “much less” to develop than the $18 million that Boston Dynamics spent on its own humanoid, parkour-performing<\/a> robot Atlas<\/a>.<\/p> The second iteration of FEDOR might also end up going to space on board a Russian spacecraft in the near future, Sputnik News<\/em> reported<\/a> back in March 2018. The so-called Federatsiya spacecraft is meant to carry astronauts to low earth orbit along with FEDOR-2 — but when or if the launch will take place is still uncertain<\/a>.<\/p> When asked if Fedor could one day travel on board a Soyuz to the ISS, Dudorov did not have a clear answer.<\/p> “This issue is in discussion,” Dudorov told RIA<\/em>. “If a decision is made within Roscosmos to conduct such a flight and a technical possibility appears for its implementation, then, in principle, we are ready to fulfill this task.”<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Russia’s Pistol-Packing Robot Is Scrambling for Parts<\/a> [Defense One] More on FEDOR:<\/strong> FEDOR Is a Gunslinging Robot That’s Just a Skin Suit Away From Westworld<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Parts Suppliers Are Boycotting Russia’s Pistol-Shooting Android<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Visit link: Android Gunslinger Russia\u2019s gun toting robot has\u00a0hit a major snag: it\u2019s scrambling for parts after foreign suppliers cut off sales, Defense One reports . In 2017, videos went viral of the\u00a0Terminator-like android dubbed FEDOR (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) firing handguns at a variety of targets. Continue reading Made in Russia<\/h2>
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