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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on March 13, 2018, 12:24:22 pm
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The next generation of bomb disposal robots
By Matt Leonard
Feb 28, 2018
Using robots to help dispose of bombs is nothing new for the military. The Office of Naval Research, however, wants an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) "technician" with more dexterity and increased awareness.
ONR is looking for improvements in three areas: the manipulators or arms, the effectors or hands, and the sensors the robot uses to understand what it is handling. The robot technician must be able to detect, locate, access, identify, render-safe and recover explosive threats from both land and underwater environments.
https://defensesystems.com/articles/2018/02/28/bomb-disposal-robots.aspx