Robotic soldiers working in groups to be reality by 2023: DRDO chief

Robotic soldiers that work in groups could be a reality in a decade from now, according to Avinash Chander, Scientific Advisor, Secretary, Defence and Director General R&D of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Chander was speaking at the first international conference in Advances in Robotics-2013 (AIR 2013) that began at the Research and Development Establishment (R&DE) Engineers here on Thursday. Emphasising on the increasing importance of robotics in unmanned warfare scenario, Chander threw light on Ind…