iRobot to support QinetiQ machines in Japan flood relief in South Asia

By Christopher trout posted Apr 1st 2011 3: 25 AM a few weeks ago, it looked like robots in recovery efforts after the earthquake and subsequent nuclear crisis in Japan a relatively small role would play, but increasing concern about radiation leaks, Robotics company position to do their mechanical descendants as insecurity for the people. We have already heard bots Aldebaran's plans for a fleet of rescue, and now QinetiQ and iRobot are loans automated support to the cause. QinetiQ plans in a number of robot applique Kits--Bobcat loaders in unmanned Fahrzeuge--send together with the sensor machines converted as the TALON and Dragon. In the meantime iRobot entered is to help two of his PackBots and warriors help the restoration-former elimination is used by the US military for the bomb. Both companies have already deployed teams to Japan for the training.

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