An army of 'killer robots' that will assist infantry on the battlefield has been unveiled in propaganda footage released by Russia

The video, released by the Kremlin, appears to showcase the state's latest drone technology.

That includes and AI-controlled driverless tank that follow the aim of a soldier's rifle to obliterate targets with its own weaponry.

Russia's Advanced Research Foundation (ARF) said the ultimate goal is to have an army of robots entirely controlled by Artificial Intelligence algorithms.

Currently the drones are deployed alongside infantry who remotely control the vehicles, but in the future the tech will be fully autonomous.

That means the military hardware will be able to target and kill enemies without any human intervention.

'The evolution of combat robots is on the path of increasing the ability to perform tasks in autonomous mode with a gradual reduction in the role of the operator,' a spokesperson for the ARF told C41SRNET.

The video was uploaded to YouTube by the ARF and shows off the capabilities of the killer tech.

Russia has released frightening footage which showcases their latest robot technology which includes killer robots, autonomous drones and driverless tanks

The propaganda clip released by the Kremlin shows AI-controlled mini-tanks and swarms of autonomous cat-sized drones obliterate targets

The robots are controlled remotely and are designed to assist Russian infantry. But in the future the tech will be fully autonomous, which means it can target and kill enemies on its own

The video was uploaded to YouTube by the ARF and shows off the capabilities of the killer tech

'The evolution of combat robots is on the path of increasing the ability to perform tasks in autonomous mode with a gradual reduction in the role of the operator,' a spokesperson told C41SRNET

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Superpowers around the world are working on a range of autonomous and remote controlled vehicles to change the face of modern warfare.

Earlier this month, the British Army announced plans that will see 200 miniature drones 'smaller than a human hand' deployed on the battlefield to provide soldiers with an eye in the sky.

These mini-drones, dubbed Black Hornet, could take over the life-threatening surveillance and reconnaissance duties currently undertaken by soldiers.

The Ministry of Defence is investing £66million ($87m) in robotic systems, which will also include automated supply delivery drones.

Experts have issued warning over these developments, with the world's largest gathering of scientists - held in February - claiming killer robots are a 'grave threat to humanity' and should be banned.

Scientists and human rights campaigners told the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Washington DC lethal droids able to select targets without human help represent the 'third revolution' in warfare after gun powder and nuclear weapons.

Just as international agreements greatly restricted the use of landmines, similar international agreements should be used to prevent robotic killers becoming established.