iRobot Warrior 710 Gets Rocket Launched Parachuting Explosive Rope
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 31 of May , 2010 at 2:23 am
Yeah, it’s a klunky title, but that’s pretty much what the APOBS (Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System) is, as far as I can tell… A cute little rocket pulls a big long strand of explosive cord out over obstacles (like a bunch of barbed wire or a minefield), a cuter little parachute at the end of the cord keeps the cord from just taking off after the rocket without risking the robot, and then KERBLAMMO, said obstacles and mines are cleared. The whole APOBS system fits on top of an iRobot Warrior 710, which we saw delivering PackBots through windows at AUVSI last year.
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Category: Military
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Comment by Scott Bobyk
Made Tuesday, 29 of March , 2011 at 3:26 pm
Now if only I could deploy one of these on my way into work as a commercial window film installer in Toronto I wouldn’t waste half the day stuck in traffic. Although I may have problems getting around the burnt out cars littering the 401 after-wards…
Comment by Randal
Made Wednesday, 6 of April , 2011 at 10:24 pm
OK, this is awesome and seems like a blessing for our troops. But I wonder how we know when it will be necessary to use each time? It seems that this will be an expensive deployment on each round, so how does the US government use this efficiently? What warrants using this versus not for a given stretch of dirt road in the middle of the desert?
Comment by Winnie Bries
Made Friday, 15 of April , 2011 at 5:50 am
As what Randal said, how will we “use it every time” and I think its expensive
Comment by Dave
Made Monday, 18 of April , 2011 at 9:41 am
Presumably the decision to deploy will be down to commanders on the ground and will involve a cost-benefit analysis.
Comment by Wendy Jones
Made Friday, 13 of May , 2011 at 9:03 am
Wow! This is really great! However, we should consider first the budget that we allocate for it whenever our soldiers would use it! guided meditation
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