UPI reports that South Korea is seriously considering military robots as part of an effort to counter North Korea’s military supremacy in troop numbers. The tension between the two nations has been on slow boil for many years now with occasional conflict common across the border.
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology visiting Professor Lee Won-Seung is seriously pushing this robotic solution to a long term problem. He told a military forum that the robots, once deployed, would be a useful step to counter the conventional and numerical capabilities of North Korea.
Professor Lee said that South Korea's robotics industry is also of a very high standard but in order for military robotics to proceed, there must be certain legislation in place and this requires the support of the both the country and the people.
He added that during the development process, we can complete contracts for military testing, the military can rate the performance of the robots and we can offer the appropriate space for testing. This cooperative in testing these robots can be maintained, thereby minimizing the overall cost.
After the invasion of South Korea by forces from the North on 25 June 1950, the resulting war between the two Koreas ended with an Armistice Agreement, but the border between the two nations is the most heavily fortified in the world. After the war, the South Korean economy grew significantly and the country had transformed into a major economy, a full democracy, and a regional power in East Asia.