Technologically, it is envisaged that the M-81 robot will be used as a companion to a fighter plane. At the exhibition, a complete RPG-26 grenade launcher was installed on the “military vehicle”, apparently to instill terror. But careful Internet users realized that not everything is so simple with the robot.

The top-secret development wore a black protective suit so that treacherous Western spies wouldn’t see and copy a single cog. In practice, it turned out that this is just a toy that almost anyone can buy on AliExpress.

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The Russians tried to portray the Go1, a robotic pet created by the Chinese company Unitree Robotics, as a formidable weapon capable of patrolling, delivering cargo and even firing at a target.

Invincible Russian robot M-81 (toy from AliExpress) / Screenshot from the video

On paper, the creators of the next Russian Wunderwaffe are JSC “Intelekt Mashin”, founded in April 2022. Therefore, it is not surprising that during this period they can only find a robot toy on the Internet, buy it and wait for delivery from AliExpress. But the developers do not give up so easily – they seriously emphasize that the advanced robot “was developed using the principles, structures and mechanics characteristic of the bionic – animal world, therefore it resembles dogs, especially in dynamics.”

Screenshot of Go1 toy / Channel 24 from Chinese company Unitree Robotics

If the Russian military is really going to use these robots, we have bad news for them. The toy is in no way protected from moisture or dust, and the battery life ranges from 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the load. It moves at a speed of 5 kilometers per hour and is extremely easily broken.