The tech it takes to fight subterranean
By: Todd South
February 25 at 3:51 PM
Working through tunnel systems can quickly devolve into the primitive, to Âsoldiers and Marines belly-crawling with pistols and flashlights, but a range of Âupdated technology is now used for Âunderground spaces and threats.
Those options span from chemical gas detectors to battery-powered saws to ever-more sophisticated robots to do the dangerous work for troops.
Diesel-powered robot: One robot the Army is looking at is from Brokk, a company that builds robotics for construction, demolition and excavation. It has demonstrated some of its equipment to both the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force and Marine Corps officials, specifically the Brokk 120D, a diesel-powered robot that can operate continuously for eight to 10 hours in confined spaces. It is controllable wirelessly to 1 km.
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-army/2019/02/26/the-tech-it-takes-to-fight-subterranean/
