anti-terrorism robot?

Anti-terrorism Robot Developed in China



Chinese scientists at prestigious Shanghai Jiaotong University have succeeded in developing an anti-terrorism robot to help dismantle explosives after more than four years of strenuous effort.

The robot, code named Super-D, is expected to serve at airportsand in other public places.

The research, headed by Prof. Yang Ruqing, was funded by the "863 Program," China's first technology research and development funding program initiated in March 1986.

The one-armed robot is controller by an engineer via a remote controller, noted Yang. It is 120 cm tall, weighs 200 kilograms, can move 40 meters per minute and can climb ladders or slopes above 40 degrees in gradient.

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Since when did the PLA have an anti terrorism robot?

Anti-Terrorisim Robot sounds like an incorrect term. A more apropriate one would be a 'Bomb Squad' or 'Explosive Ordinance Disposal' bot. The U.S Army and police agencies use robots like these to dismantle and destroy bombs from safe distances. They are generaly on four wheels, and have a multi-pourpouse arm and manipulator hand. They are also equiped with thermal and/or X-Ray cameras in order to determine if a device is 'hostile'. They can dispose of bombs with equiped shotguns or .50 Calliber Rifles attached to the chasis.



This is esentaly what the robot looks like, but there are other models as well. A few have even been used to act as an entry team against baracaded suspects, but generaly arent used for that role because of negative PR and the expense of such equipment.

This chinese version sounds similar in construction, but with the vagueness of the article it is hard to tell.