Iraqi brothers build robot to fight Islamic State

Islamic State fighters could soon be facing an unfamiliar and unsettling enemy – armed robots.

The Baghdad post reports that “Alrobot,” a remotely-operated weapons platform has been developed by two brothers who live in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The armoured robot, equipped with a heavy machine gun and Katyusha rockets, uses four cameras to afford the operator a 360 degree view.

Alrobot's main gun can be angled upwards at up to 45 degrees and is protected by sloping armour, armored wheels and “solid Teflon tires. " The weapons platform is understood to be able to target enemy at ranges of up to 3 km.

The story does not give an expected date for the robot's deployment.