South Korea develops robots to search underground facilities in North Korea

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has revealed plans to develop an advanced bomb disposal robot that can clear a path through the inter-Korean demilitarized zone.

According to the plan, DAPA wants to develop and manufacture the robot model before 2019 and then start mass production, according to Yonhap on December 8. DAPA has signed a contract worth 6.9 million USD with the Korean contractor for this plan.

Model of Korea's advanced bomb disposal robot.

In peacetime, the new robot will be used primarily for counterterrorism operations, such as detecting and defusing explosives. In wartime, it will be used to clear obstacles, clear paths across the inter-Korean demilitarized zone, and search underground enemy facilities.

A few days earlier, South Korea also revealed plans to create a team of “flying” robots with the mission of fighting against important targets in North Korea such as nuclear testing sites and missile launch sites. In case of crisis, these robots will be mobilized to carry out attacks.

According to Thanhnien