The Prime Minister of Belarus has set the task of improving the work of the Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus. It should perform the functions of the republican expert center in this area. One of the priorities is to step up the development and testing of unmanned ground vehicles. The head of the Belarusian government got acquainted with the institute's developments, visited the experimental production site, where he saw the experimental production of electric drive components, and also visited an industry laboratory engaged in research, design and testing of equipment.