Russia unveils robot capable of firing 'without human input'

Russia has unveiled a battlefield robot armed with a rapid-fire mortar system — capable of ‘loading and firing rounds without any human input’.The experimental machine, named the Kurier ground robotic system, has been filmed for the first time undergoing live-fire trials with a newly revealed Bagulnik-82 mortar module, according to Russian outlet RG.The mortar robot could soon be deployed to Ukraine.In the video, the squat, tracked robot is seen rotating its turret in a snowfield before unleashing a series of 82mm mortar rounds at a distant training target.After firing, an automated mechanical arm swings into action, swiftly inserting fresh rounds into the mortar tube.The reload cycle takes around five seconds with no human soldiers required anywhere near the weapon.