A host of futuristic robotic wolves caught visitors' eye on Thursday at the ongoing 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, in Zhuhai, a port city in south China's Guangdong Province.
The pack consists of four different robotic wolves, which can undertake versatile tasks. One wolf is equipped with reconnaissance equipment that can operate on the front lines.
The comprehensive supporting wolf is tasked with transporting ammunition supplies. The remaining two wolves are armed with firearms that can serve as the primary combat forces.
According to the engineers, these steel warriors possess powerful collaborative capabilities, and can carry out complex missions in various scenarios, including urban streets, factories and mines.
Together with a central control vehicle, the whole pack can reach a combat radius of up to two kilometers and a battery life of three hours. "At the current stage, the robotic wolves have evolved from individual intelligence to group intelligence.
When carrying out tasks, we can quickly deploy different types and quantities of robotics according to various needs to meet battlefield requirements," said Liu Zhe, a representative of China South Industries Group Corporation (CSGC).
Compared to the commonly known robotic dogs, these wolves adopted the concept of group combat, enabling "human-vehicle-wolf" interconnection, ensuring information sharing and dynamic autonomous coordination.
After rigorous training on various terrains, these robotic wolves have proven their reliability and adaptability. They excel not only in military applications, but also hold broad prospects for civilian use.
Designed with a focus on adaptability to urban terrains, these robotic wolves can easily navigate stairs, overcome obstacles and trenches, which conventional robots find challenging. "There are numerous civilian applications as well, such as firefighting emergencies, industrial and chemical factory inspections, and safety checks in hazardous environments," said Liu.
Robotic wolves capture widespread attention at ongoing Airshow China
Iran's official news agency IRNA said on Sunday the country has rejected taking part in the second round of the peace talks with the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump said new negotiations would take place in Pakistan on Monday evening.
"My Representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan -- They will be there tomorrow evening, for Negotiations," Trump wrote in his Truth Social post on Sunday.
Trump also said that the U.S. has offered a "fair and reasonable" deal, and if Iran reject the deal, the U.S. will "knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran."
Iran's absence from the second round of talks "stems from what it called Washington's excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the ongoing naval blockade, which it considers a breach of the ceasefire," IRNA said in a post on its English account on social media platform X.
In another report published in Farsi, IRNA said reports released about the second round of peace talks between Tehran and Washington in Islamabad are "not true."
It described the reports released by the United States as part of a "media game and in line with the blame game" to pressure Iran, stressing that the U.S. "excessive, illogical and unrealistic demands, frequent changing of positions, constant contradictory remarks, continuation of the so-called naval blockade" have so far prevented the negotiations' progress.
IRNA added under the present circumstances, there is "no bright prospect" for fruitful negotiations.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East, and exercising tight control over the Strait of Hormuz.
A ceasefire was achieved between the warring parties on April 8, which was followed by lengthy talks between the Iranian and U.S. delegations in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on April 11 and 12. After the peace negotiations in Islamabad collapsed, the United States imposed its own blockade on the waterway.
The Iranian and U.S. delegations were reportedly expected to hold another round of peace talks in Pakistan soon.
Trump affirms new round of talks in Pakistan while Iran rejects
