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Artificial intelligence (AI), also known as the Industrial Revolution 4.0, has been making great strides in scientific and technological development across varying fields. It is capable of making noteworthy changes in the manner in which activities of civilians and military operations are conducted [22]. Countries across the world are busy making their armed forces more efficient using emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and robotics. Russia, China, and the United States are competing with each other to become the leader in this technology, with India also wanting to join this race [24]. India is planning to secure its border against autonomous armed robots from two major neighboring countries, China and Pakistan, using a smart surveillance alert system. The Indian Ministry of Defence has directed the Defence Research and Development Organisation to develop armed robots and other military equipment like autonomous tanks, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), etc.

In August 2017, the Indian Army stated that it intends to utilize several indigenously assembled robots to fight against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Purportedly these robots can convey ammo at the planned areas in the event of perilous and crisis circumstances has just endorsed a military proposition to enlist 544 robots for this reason. These robots are lightweight and consist of reconnaissance cameras and transmission frameworks with a scope of 200 meters [25, 36].

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was established in 1958, and ever since it has been working to make the Indian Army powerful in terms of technology. The DRDO has more than 1800+ industry partnerships and has collaborated with these companies to make equipment, systems, products and technologies for the army, some of which are [25]:

 Daksh – Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)

 NETRA – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

 Confined Space Remotely Operated Vehicle (CSROV)

 Surveillance Remotely Operated Vehicle (SROV) (on the verge of induction)

 Unexploded Ordnance Handling Robot (UXOR)

Figure 3.5 Indian military robots.

Figure 3.5 shows a few autonomous robots developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation. The DRDO is responsible for research and development of weapons based on new technology in India and has more than 1800+ industrial partners for development and research of new weapons [25].