Russia is one of the more technologically advanced countries in the world, it should come as no surprise that they are also leaders in the field of robotics. Recently, Russia has been focusing more so on the service sector of robotics. The education sector, for example, has becoming the largest adopter of service robots in the country. Nearly 31% of service robots have been sold to the education sector in Russia. The main technologies that are being pushed out in this sector include "Lego constructors and Russian variants, educational kits with neuro-interfaces; drones for pilot training skills; mobile platforms for testing algorithms for unmanned motion and industrial robots for teaching students at universities and technical colleges" (Konuikhovskaia, 2019).
Speaking of the education sector, the Russian education system has began to implement robotics courses into their schools for children. This is huge, being exposed to this field at a young age will not only spark the children's interest in the subject but learning this material as a kid is going to give these students a head start down the road with future careers in robotics. Similar to what occurred in the mid 80s' with Russian computer science courses, it is highly likely, with these robotics courses, that big name companies in the IT industry emerge once this generation becomes of age.
Service oriented robots are the primary type of robots manufactured in Russia, they aren't really putting out many robots with industrial focuses. With over 100 companies pushing out service robots in the country, these companies are doubling their revenues every year. 65% of these revenues come from exports to 33 different countries.
If you want to learn more about the latest robotics trends in Russia, check out this link: https://ifr.org/post/five-trends-in-russian-robotics
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