India Created A Bomb Defusing Robot That Can Work At Night And In Small Spaces

The bomb disposal squad consists of people who risk their own lives every single time someone needs their services. It is impossible to guarantee 100 percent success in defusing a bomb; hence, protecting the most lives possible is a vital mission.

Considering this fact, Mumbai police has used Mini Remotely Operated Vehicle (MROV), Rover Mark – a robot created with high technology – as an attempt to protect people from bomb explosions. The robot is an Indian made product, built by the Security Defence System (SDC), that aims at reducing the damages a bomb explosion can cause to the lowest degree.

This initiative was nurtured after the 26/11 incident in Mumbai, in which terror attacks caused the death of 166 people and hundreds of others were injured. Among those who died of the horrific attacks, there were a lot of Indian security officers and foreign nationals.

According to reports, Mumbai police has added the Rs 84-lakh machine to its force. This high-tech robot is able to climb stairs, ladders, aircraft and mountains that are up to 45 degrees steep. We can install the robot in buildings, where it has proved to generate positive results in the rain season. The climatic feature on this machine appears to help a lot because every year, water blocks Mumbai for half the time.

During a few most recent months, the robot took tests on large-scale tests, and they have added three robots of this type into their system, which weighs about 100 kilograms each.

Reports say that controllers can operate the robot from a far distance. With a camera attached on, the robot can pass directions within 100-to-200-meter range. In case of open ground and no obstacles standing in the way, engineers can monitor the robot from as far as 1 kilometer.

The ability to destroy a bomb with fire is one outstanding feature of this robot. Additionally, if the target is positioned in confined spaces, the robot allows officers to extend its arm’s length so that it can reach its claws to defuse the bombs.

In total, there are five cameras with high resolution on the machine, including two on the jaw’s top, one camera captures targets in 360 degrees, back, front and lower side. The cameras pass the photos to BDDS officers which appear on the main control.

Moreover, the robot is equipped with Real-Time Viewing System (RTVS), letting it scan suspected targets inside bags with the main control machine, as well as controlling joystick and night vision.