Science and Technology: Sirius showed a teledroid robot and frost-resistant radio beacons

More than 150 expositions with advanced scientific and technical developments in the field of electronic industry were presented at the Microelectronics 2025 forum. Among them is a remote—controlled space robot from Earth, which can replace astronauts when performing extravehicular activities on the orbital station. In addition, the world's first personal frost-resistant pocket beacons were shown at the event. Russian scientists also demonstrated a project for serial centers of low-tonnage chemistry. Read more about the new products in the Izvestia article.

How microelectronics will develop

Advanced developments in the field of robotics, instrumentation, spacecraft development and a number of other high-tech areas were presented in Russia. The demonstration of new products took place within the framework of the Microelectronics 2025 forum, a leading Russian interdisciplinary platform where representatives of science, business and government discuss issues related to the development of the electronic industry.

The forum opened on September 21 and will last for seven days. It takes place in the premises of the Sirius University of Science and Technology (Sirius Federal Territory). It involves over 3.5 thousand specialists from more than 1 thousand companies and organizations. It is expected that over 1,000 reports and presentations will be presented in 13 sections in various areas.

The plenary discussion, which launched expert events at the forum, was attended by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Krasnikov, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Bakanov.

"Despite all the difficulties, the microelectronics industry has recently made a huge step forward for the first time. Domestic enterprises, relying on internal resources, are rapidly developing their own competencies. This has already led to a more than twofold increase in production over the previous five—year period, to 3.4 trillion rubles," Mikhail Mishustin said at the opening of the discussion.

He said that this year, as expected, this figure will exceed 3.5 trillion rubles, and in the future it will grow to 6.6 trillion over the next five years. Such volumes will provide about 70% of the country's needs for electronic products.

According to the Prime Minister, Russia has now mastered the technologies of complex products in the field of cryptography, information security, industrial controllers, RAM, and solutions for the circulation and storage of electronic documents. In general, the production complex in the field of microelectronics now has about 18 lines. Moreover, 12 of them have undergone deep modernization in recent years.

Projects to create seven more production lines are in the active stage. Through their implementation, the government expects to increase the total capacity of the Russian electronics industry by more than eight times by 2030.

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However, Gennady Krasnikov noted that in addition to traditional silicon microelectronics, alternative technologies will also be developed. This includes architectures based on two-dimensional materials (such as graphene, etc.) for photonic and quantum solutions.

"The most realistic scenario is not an instant replacement, but the emergence of hybrid systems where silicon is integrated with new materials and specialized modules," the scientist emphasized.

According to him, such technologies will allow solving many tasks autonomously, without exchanging data arrays between remote computing centers. In particular, it will give a new impetus to the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, supercomputers, communication systems, navigation, unmanned vehicles, and robotics.

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In total, more than 150 new devices were presented at the forum. One of them is a humanoid robot astronaut with remote control, which can replace humans during a spacewalk. It will perform tasks on the outer skin of the orbital station during extravehicular activity sessions.

As explained by Evgeny Didurov, executive director of the Robot Corporation (part of the Element group of companies), the operator controls the robot remotely — from the Ground or from an orbital station — using a special suit (exoskeleton), the machine copies movements. At the same time, the operator receives video data from all-round cameras and tactile information from sensors on the "fingers" and other parts of the robot structure.

— Unlike previous versions, the presented device is made entirely in the space version. In particular, all materials and onboard control systems are adapted to work in space conditions. In particular, they can withstand increased radiation, the ingress of charged particles with high energies, and extreme temperatures," the developer explained.

Designers from the Research Institute of Space Instrumentation (part of Roscosmos) have presented the world's first portable rescue beacons that can operate for two days at temperatures up to -40 degrees, as well as withstand prolonged exposure to water.

Such devices are designed to transmit an emergency signal to the Cospas-Sarsat system, an international satellite network organized for prompt disaster notification of ships and aircraft. The devices will help to find and evacuate each crew member, the developers explained.

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Scientists from the Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics and Medical Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences presented a project to create centers for low-tonnage chemistry (CMH) on the basis of large educational and scientific organizations. It is assumed that such structures will provide the production of microelectronic products with a full range of necessary ultrapure materials and critical components.

According to the scientists, the low-tonnage chemistry centers will include "clean rooms" with a complex of analytical and technological equipment, engineering stations and laboratories for advanced research. Such complexes will be equipped with the necessary ventilation, gas lines, waste disposal and collection systems, water treatment, reactor heating and cooling, and others. The first CMH will be built in the science city of Chernogolovka. In the future, they can be replicated according to the sample.