Bomb Squad Robots Jenny Lee Stacey Stein Gateway to Technology - Basics July 2011

Robot Duties Ultimate purpose is to prevent bomb tech from getting hurt Ultimate purpose is to prevent bomb tech from getting hurt Removal of bombs and hazardous materials Removal of bombs and hazardous materials Retrieval tasks Retrieval tasks Equipped with video cameras to allow police to view hazardous Equipped with video cameras to allow police to view hazardous Surveillance and recon Surveillance and recon “Raking” the ground looking for hidden wires “Raking” the ground looking for hidden wires

Robot Applications & Envelope Has three joints - shoulder, elbow and wrist Has three joints - shoulder, elbow and wrist Robots can climb stairs and navigate 90° turns Robots can climb stairs and navigate 90° turns Can have a wrist pitch of 180° Can have a wrist pitch of 180° 360° wrist rotation 360° wrist rotation

Robot End Effectors Cameras are attached to the wrist portion of the arm Cameras are attached to the wrist portion of the arm Grippers of different sizes Grippers of different sizes Grippers can drag items weighing several hundred pounds as well as manipulate delicate items Grippers can drag items weighing several hundred pounds as well as manipulate delicate items

How Robot is Taught to Perform Task Robots can be tethered to an operator Robots can be tethered to an operator Robots can be used remotely using a wireless signal Robots can be used remotely using a wireless signal Signals can work in burning buildings using ‘smart beacons’ to transmit signals Signals can work in burning buildings using ‘smart beacons’ to transmit signals

Robot’s Sensors Microphone Vibration sensor Gas sensor

Disadvantages vs Advantages  Could lose signal to the  Could lose signal to the operator  Cause job loss of humans  Expensive  Have limited duties  Can operate 24 hours a day  Do not require a salary  Allow us to explore places we could never go  Allow re-program abilities

Robot’s Impact Instrumental in capturing dangerous criminals Instrumental in capturing dangerous criminals Less deaths due to police not needing to patrol dangerous situations Less deaths due to police not needing to patrol dangerous situations Disarm suspicious packages click on link to see video Disarm suspicious packages click on link to see video Disarm suspicious packages Disarm suspicious packages

Provide Employment for People Engineers are needed to build, test and program robots Engineers are needed to build, test and program robots Training is necessary for groups that depend on robots and their functions Training is necessary for groups that depend on robots and their functions Robot Technicians Robot Technicians Programmers Programmers Sales Representatives Sales Representatives

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