In war there are many scenarios, one of them is an assault division climbing terrain, soldiers controlling drones in the air and next to the troops, mechanical quadrupeds marching with rifles on their backs, it is the type of scene that appeared in science fiction until yesterday and that China now exhibits in public, Robot Wolves, operating alongside the infantry of the People's Liberation Army.

The promise is cold and pragmatic at the same time, to remove humans from the most dangerous line of fire, maintain the pace of advance and multiply precision with steel, sensors and silence. The exercise disclosed by CCTV shows the real integration of the package, motorized infantry of the 56th group. QBZ1 rifles, portable launchers, swarm of FPV drones and the quadrupeds of about 70 kg. developed by China South Industries Group Corporation.

These “wolves” are evolutions of already known robot dogs, but with a design oriented towards multipurpose missions and sufficient mobility to climb stairs, overcome obstacles and maintain training in mountainous terrain. The mi configuration includes mounting weapons on the robot's back, allowing fire support from a low and stable position, while the FPV perform reconnaissance and attacks of opportunity.

Tactical gain comes from the whole, Ground Robots holding the advance on the ground, eyes in the sky feeding situational awareness and infantry deciding where and when to crush resistance; In practice, the choreography is simple to understand and complex to confront, the quadrupeds go in front or in parallel, occupy cover, test passages, fix targets and reduce human exposure when the distance is short.

FPV drones sweep blind spots. They illuminate hostile positions and carry out specific attacks that disorganize defenses, the infantry less burdened with immediate risk tasks maneuver with more calmness and decision-making power, exploiting gaps, at least for now it is not total autonomy. The video shows human operation and direct coordination, but it is enough to transform a pilot into a small system of systems.

The scene of the robot wolves on the front line is a red signal, things are heading towards a pretty scary scenario, don't you think?