Oriental Network News: US Army reported on December 3, 2004, reported on the US Army and the industry news, the Army will begin equipped with "special weapon observation, reconnaissance, and detection system" (SWORDS) at the beginning of 2005 to assist solders. US Army Equipment Research, Development and Engineering Center claimed that SWORDS will join the St. Rick Brigade stationed in Ira in December this year.
The SWORDS system is the "Talon" (Talon) robot installed with weapons, and the robot is produced by Foster-Miller. The weapons equipped with the "Claw" robot include M16 type rifle, M240, M249 machine gun and M202-A1 6 mm rocket emitter. Soldiers can remotely remotely command, and the effective control distance is 1000 meters; use AC, battery or charging battery as a power; control box is 13.6 kg, there are two joysticks, control weapons and "爪" robots. The US Army has decided to buy 18 sets of SWORDS systems. It has been delivered, the system is 230,000 US dollars, which is officially put into production, which can be reduced to 15 to 180,000 US dollars.
"The Claw" robot can perform tasks such as explosive treatment, reconnaissance, communication, sensation, safety, protection, and rescue, with all-weather, day and night work, and amphibious ability. Compared with other robots, it has the following features:
· Universal can carry, no more than 45 kg, easy to transport and use immediately;
· Rugged, Iraq War, a "puzzle" from a "Hummer" car, fell into the river, but through the joystick, the robot arrived from the river from the river;
· Fast, is the fastest ground robot at the current market, 7 speed adjustment;
· Strong load capacity, can carry various sensors and radio systems;
· Easy to manipulate, directly through the joystick, can control all activities of the robot;
"Paste" was first participated in military operations in Bosnia in 2000. He then participated in the Afghan Action in 2002 and the 2003 Iraqi War. The main task implemented is to explode detection and treatment, Afghanistan and Iraq. . SWORDS has recently been selected as the most amazing inventions in 2004. (People's Network)
