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Military to Use Bomb-Sniffing Robots (AP)

Posted March 30, 2007 8:14 AM

From Yahoo! News: Science News:

AP - As it increases its use of robots in war zones, the military will begin using an explosive-sniffing version that will allow soldiers to better detect roadside bombs, which account for more than 70 percent of U.S. casualties in Iraq. Fido is the first robot with an integrated explosives sensor. Burlington, Mass.-based iRobot Corp. is filling the military's first order of 100 in this southwest Ohio city and will ship the robots over the next few months.

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Re: Military to Use Bomb-Sniffing Robots (AP)

03/30/2007 8:47 AM

Finally, something that won't get outsourced from Ohio - defense technology!

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