The mech mut was also eqipped with carbon fire disruptors. The MoD says the tests demonstrate that the bomb disposal robots can reduce the need to put a human operator in harm's way by increasing the ...

When you think of tracked robots, you might think of bomb disposal robots or others used in military applications. You probably haven’t seen anything quite like this, however—it’s a ...

In a groundbreaking development for military operations, the UK Ministry of Defense has successfully tested robot dogs in ...

Bomb disposal robots aren't exactly new, but they've come a long way since the first one was introduced by the British Army in 1972 to deal with IRA bomb threats. The early ones were little more ...

Portland area police agencies now have a $150,000 robot “dog” at their disposal for bomb disposal, hostage situations and other scenarios that could be too dangerous to send a human.

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) trials took place over four days. It included remote classification and ...

The UK's DSTL carries out a live trial led involving robotic dogs and successfully detecting and defusing bomb threats.

Britain has conducted a trial of robot dogs for defusing bombs, a step aimed at reducing the military personnel’s exposure to danger. The trial saw robot dogs successfully detecting and defusing bomb ...

The Baltimore Police Department’s bomb squad has four members, but only two get a paycheck. The unpaid workers don’t complain, though. They are, after all, only robots, the first the squad has ...

Robot dogs that can defuse explosives are set to revolutionise bomb disposal operations and significantly reduce the risk to military personnel, whether operating in the UK or overseas.A new live ...

capability by reducing the need to put a bomb disposal operator in harm’s way by increasing the number of tasks that robots can perform remotely. Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry ...