first factory-purpose railway in russia was built, a cast-iron wheel guide, the brainchild of charles gascoigne, and the current petrozavodsk-mash foundry, one of... the enterprise produces unique products for the nuclear, petrochemical, pulp and paper, railway, shipbuilding and other industries industries of russia. today , a project is being implemented at the plant by a group of young graduate students from petrozavodsk state university. a unique development based on artificial intelligence and neural networks will allow determining the quality of castings made of durable cast iron even before production, another significant project for the republic is the fr fire robotics engineering center. it was created exactly 40 years ago and in recent years has become an undisputed leader in its difficult segment. fire extinguishing systems are created here based on monitor nozzles and robots, which are used in airports, cinema and concert halls, stadiums, oil terminals. nuclear power plants and spaceports, a full cycle from design and engineering to installation work, 24 valid patents of the russian