Swiss drone and robotics center
The Swiss Drone and Robotics Center (SDRZ) is part of the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport and is used to deal with topics related to robotics for security tasks .
The SDRZ was founded in 2017 by the technology center of the DDPS (armasuisse science and technology) and the army staff of the Swiss army . The center serves as an instrument to support the Swiss Army and authorities and organizations with security tasks in assessing the opportunities and risks of unmanned systems and robotics . The SDRZ is operated by armasuisse in cooperation with the Swiss Army and managed by armasuisse Science and Technology.
Infrastructure and measuring equipment
The Swiss Drone and Robotics Center has equipment and infrastructures for characterizing unmanned vehicles, their payloads and the overall system. Among other things, laboratories are available for assessing sensor technology, communication, electromagnetic, ballistic or thermal protection or cybersecurity. The infrastructure of the SDRZ includes, among other EMC , EKF , NEMP , Optronik- , explosives laboratories, anechoic chambers and environmental simulation systems . Various systems, such as a large fire or flood system, are available for testing robots for use in disaster relief. Above and below ground systems are available to assess the robustness of robots and their ability to be defended, which permit sprinkling or bombardment with various types of army weapons. While the systems are distributed throughout Switzerland, the core is in Thun , at armasuisse Science and Technology.
Services
In addition to services for the technical assessment of means of communication, for the measurement of signatures and for testing protection and robustness, human-machine interfaces, the autonomy and usability of robots, the SDRZ also deals with legal, ethical and moral issues relating to use. The investigation of threats to Switzerland from unmanned systems and their defense is also central. For example, were carried out to characterize the effect of the shaped charge of by the SDRZ studies Slaughterbots videos or ethical evaluation of robots / unmanned systems in the security area.
The SDRZ holds information events to build up skills, raise awareness and transfer know-how to customers.
research
Armasuisse S + T runs research programs and research projects with national and international partners in order to develop and expand its assessment competence . In research projects and collaborations, a. "Innovative" locomotion concepts, navigation methods without satellite navigation ( GNSS ), interfaces or the robustness and protection of unmanned systems are examined. For example, the first cooperation agreement between Switzerland and the European Defense Agency deals with the subject of "Protection of autonomous systems from opposing influences". The investigation of future applications of robots by the SDRZ focuses strongly on the area of disaster relief, u. a. in cooperation with the NBC defense forces of the Swiss Army .
The SDRZ does not conduct any research on the benefits of lethal, autonomous weapon systems ( LAWS / AWS ), but is concerned with the additional threat posed to Switzerland by unmanned weapon systems.
Customers
The DDPS , in particular the Swiss Armed Forces and armasuisse, are seen as the primary customer, and other authorities and civil organizations with security tasks are secondary.
partner
The SDRZ's expertise is expanded by specialists from armasuisse, a network of experts, as well as national and international research projects and collaborations. The SDRZ works with universities under public law (e.g. EPFL , ETHZ , UZH , UNISG ), universities of applied sciences (e.g. HSR , HSLU , BFH , ZHAW ) and national and international authorities / organizations ( NATO , EVA , DA -CH ), research institutes and industrial partners.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fake News? Lethal effects of micro-drones. Accessed May 31, 2018 .
- ^ "Einstein" with the robots - TV - Play SRF. SRF, accessed on May 31, 2018 .
- ↑ Markus Christen, Thomas Burri, Joseph Chapa, Raphael Salvi, Filippo Santoni de Sio: An Evaluation Schema for the Ethical Use of Autonomous Robotic Systems in Security Applications . ID 3063617. Social Science Research Network, Rochester, NY November 1, 2017 ( ssrn.com [accessed May 31, 2018]).
- ↑ The Federal Council: Cooperation with the European Defense Agency (EVA) - first cooperation project with Swiss participation. Accessed May 31, 2018 .
- ↑ EDA welcomes Switzerland's first project participation. Retrieved May 31, 2018 .