Tag: surveillance robots

  • MIT manufactures A Robot To Fight Against Smuggling

    MIT manufactures A Robot To Fight Against Smuggling

    MIT researchers in Boston have developped a submersible oval robot which is capable of performing underwater ultrasound tests to inspect smuggling ships. This innovative robot was presented last week at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. This small robot is the size of a rugby ball and was designed primarily to inspect for…

  • HARB: A US Military Surveillance Robot That Moves By Rolling Like A Football

    HARB: A US Military Surveillance Robot That Moves By Rolling Like A Football

    This robot looks like a football but is not one. Its name is HARB which stands for Highly Adaptable Robotic Vehicle. It is one of those surveillance robots that move by rolling themselves. Designed for the military, the HARB may also be useful for police or rescue workers. Still in the prototype stage, this spy robot measures no more…

  • Israeli Army Uses Micro Tactical Ground Robots To Explore Tunnels In Gaza

    Israeli Army Uses Micro Tactical Ground Robots To Explore Tunnels In Gaza

    The Israeli army is using crawler robots for the exploration of the maze of underground tunnels used by Hamas. By using robots, Israelis reduce the risk of casualties. One objective of the Israeli Army is to destroy all these tunnels built by Hamas. The Israeli army has begun using robots to explore these tunnels. Hamas used them as…

  • Littledog: The Robot Dog That Can Cross Many Obstacles Without Difficulty (Video)

    Littledog: The Robot Dog That Can Cross Many Obstacles Without Difficulty (Video)

    [youtube width=”600″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUQsRPJ1dYw[/youtube] Although some robots may look terrifying at first sight, this particular robot has harmless rather innocent look. Yet this small quadruped creature is not intimidated by the obstacles that come in its way. Discover some of the impressive capabilities of this robot.  This robot that looks that like a little dog, is the work…