Russia's Asymmetric Response to 21st Century Strategic Competition: Robotization of the Armed Forces

The authors explore Russian views on the military applications of robotics and artificial intelligence and the motivations for the development of those capabilities. They investigate the degree of autonomy that Russians might be willing to delegate to machines and to what extent Moscow plans to replace (versus augment) human soldiers with robots. They also assess whether Moscow has delivered--or can deliver--its robotization vision.