PeterD
07-06-2007, 12:02 PM
From Computerworld (http://www.computerworld.com):
Prototype robot targets military, police needs
IRobot Corp. plans next week to debut a prototype remote-controlled robot armed with a Taser electroshock weapon that it said can help the military on the battlefield or law enforcement agencies in dangerous situations.
The small hybrid machine is based on Burlington, Mass.-based iRobot's Pentium-based PackBot Explorer robot. The hybrid, which adds a Taser X26 Stun Gun, stun gun to the robot, was developed jointly by iRobot and Taser International Inc.
You can see the complete article here (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9026320&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1).
-- Pete
Prototype robot targets military, police needs
IRobot Corp. plans next week to debut a prototype remote-controlled robot armed with a Taser electroshock weapon that it said can help the military on the battlefield or law enforcement agencies in dangerous situations.
The small hybrid machine is based on Burlington, Mass.-based iRobot's Pentium-based PackBot Explorer robot. The hybrid, which adds a Taser X26 Stun Gun, stun gun to the robot, was developed jointly by iRobot and Taser International Inc.
You can see the complete article here (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9026320&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1).
-- Pete