A U.S. Navy technician with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 4 (EODMU-4) Detachment 10 prepares a robot to take part in an improvised explosive device (IED) training exercise. Robots are being ...

Army orders more robots for IED disposal BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted iRobot Corp. for the company to deliver its PackBot improvised explosive device threat ...

"Three years ago there was a requirement for EOD robots to visually inspect (IEDs)," said Maj. Stephen Mufuka, facility manager. "The initial requirement was for 162 systems, now we have more than ...

Robots also allow Soldiers to continue their missions smoothly, because positive identification of IEDs helps Explosives Ordnance Disposal prioritize known IED locations and not spend time ...

The US Army is using robots to reduce the dangers to Explosive Ordnance Disposal in Baghdad. BAGHDAD, Iraq January 13, 2005 - Whenever an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician heads downrange ...

The pilot study involved a number of scenarios where a robot was required to perform tasks such as opening and closing doors, ...

Engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have rapidly prototyped, developed, and delivered low-cost expendable robots to disable and dispose of ...

A Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technician prepares to deploy a device that will detonate a buried improvised explosive near Camp Fallujah, Iraq, in November of 2005. (U.S. Marine Corps ...

Explosive Ordnance Disposal is a key component of national defense that is limited both by risk to EOD technicians and the ability of existing EOD robots to reach EOs in challenging environments and ...

Third Bomb Blast Rocks New York Area: Police Robot Detonates IED at New Jersey Train Station A two men found the backpack on top of and picked it up about 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

Britain has conducted a trial of robot dogs for defusing bombs, a step aimed at reducing the military personnel’s exposure to ...