With tensions mounting between North and South Korea, South Korea has decided to deploy robots throughout the 160-mile DMZ.
The primary developer of the robot is Samsung Techwin, which are identified as SGR-1 robots.
"Human soldiers can easily fall asleep or allow for the depreciation of their concentration over time," said Samsung Techwin spokesman Huh Kwang-hak. "But these robots have automatic surveillance, which doesn't leave room for anything resembling human laziness. They also won't have any fear (of) enemy attackers on the front lines."
The SGR-1s cost 200,000 each, and are remote controlled, working together with other related technology like radar and cameras.
For the machine guns mounted on the cameras, they are 5.5 millimeter, with a 40-millimeter automatic grenade launcher included.
The robots are able to fire automatically on targets, and must have a human operator give it permission to attack.
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