China shows robot dog armed with QJB-201 machine gun and rocket launcher

China displayed a quadrupedal robot with a stabilized turret mounting a QJB-201 belt-fed machine gun and a possible compact rocket launcher at a defense expo. Analysts stress it is a concept demonstrator, not a confirmed weapon system, with specs and accuracy unverified.

• Platform carries a belt-fed QJB-201 machine gun on a stabilized turret
• A compact rocket launcher appears in the configuration; 30 mm caliber unverified
• Reported fire control uses automated optical tracking with human confirmation
• China previously tested armed robot dogs in Golden Dragon 2024 drills