A "robot dog" was developed to support security forces in Nevşehir

A robot dog with 100 percent local software and 35 percent local hardware was designed by engineers of a company that produces in the defense industry in Avanos district.

The robot dog, called "Avanos Assuva", will be able to perform tasks requiring shooting by detecting the risks that security forces may encounter in residential areas, caves, shelters and tunnel operations, thanks to its gas sensors.

The robot dog, which can perform three-dimensional mapping with remote sensing technology that measures the distance, position and shape of objects around it using laser beams, is aimed to provide multi-purpose services to security forces with the long-barreled weapon and thermal camera that can be integrated on it.

Can Arslan, a software engineer from the project team, told the AA reporter that the tests of the robot dog in various areas were successfully completed.

Emphasizing that they are proud to complete a project that will support the security forces as a team, Arslan said, "Using the powerful processors in our dog, we take all the necessary data from the mobile phone, tablet and computer with our own software and process it in a useful way. After the electronic part of our dog was completed, we were able to train all the incoming data within a few weeks. We can now process the incoming information in a healthy way without any data loss." he said.

Robot dog attracts the attention of visitors to Cappadocia

Electrical and electronics engineer Emre Özkul pointed out that the robot successfully fulfilled the defined tasks.

Stating that they aim to provide operational support to the security forces, Özkul said, "Such projects are aimed at meeting the domestic and national technology needs of our army, and we work with the mentality of sacrificing hundreds of robots rather than injuring one of our soldiers." he said.

Explaining that tourists who encountered the robot dog in the test areas showed interest, Özkul said, "People are surprised when they see it, but especially when our local tourists visiting Nevşehir learn that the dog was developed by Turkish engineers, they are very surprised and show interest." he said.

Remzi Başbuğ, chairman of the company's board of directors, also pointed out that the world is focusing on new generation robotic systems and said that they have been trying to improve the work they have been carrying out in the field of defense for 20 years by using robotic technology for the last two years.

Stating that they aim to gain a place in the international market with the robot dog, Başbuğ said:

"By sending our robot dog to a risky area, the risk is eliminated and banned. In case of possible transfer events such as caves, shelters or tunnels, we first send the robot dog to the cave and determine the oxygen rate there and poisonous gases, if any. One of the biggest features that distinguishes our robot dog from other robot dogs is its software. It is not limited to a single language, it can make presentations in 27 languages, it has more capable movements in terms of quality and quantity, it has a remote communication system, it is local and national, it is superior to the existing systems in both hardware and software." "The robot dog also has the opportunity and ability to observe underground spaces, tunnels, passages and closed spaces from the outside with lidar, thermal sensors and electromagnetic sensors."

Stating that the robot can also be used for civilian purposes, Başbuğ added that it can also be used for gas measurement, determination and mapping of the number of rooms in underground cities and tunnels that are not open to tourism in Cappadocia.