Moscow: A robot, equipped with powerful water cannons capable of shooting down a pirate boat and even sinking it, has been developed in Russia, government sources have said.
The new means of defence against attacks on the high seas has been created by EFER Robotecnia Center from Karelia territory, located in the Russian border with Finland.
The robot was first used to put out fire in ports and vessels but facing the increase of piracy in the African Horn, Aden Gulf and the Indian Ocean, its designers have adapted it to watch and protect ships.
The video-controlled system has 12 robots, six of them installed on each side of the ship.
A Norwegian ship company has already placed an order with the Robotecnia Center, according to the sources.