Commanded for remote control, the robot that supports up to 135 kilos with one of the arms and has 1,80 meter of height, can cover mountainous lands and cross narrow tickets while it loads a wounded man. The new technology will be equipped with cameras and microphone, by means of which the operators will be able to see and to hear what the action is happening while hard. The robot also can help to protect the lives of other soldiers in action. The equipment can be put into motion of knees or lying, covering any type of land without being noticed by the enemy. Friendly appearance In accordance with Daniel Theobald, president of the Vecna Technologies of College Park, company who is developing the technology, “had the necessity of if to create a robot that cheguasse where the soldiers they are”, said to the magazine New Scientist. “The form human being of the robot, with the head of a pelúcia bear, confers it a friendly appearance. When it is dealt with rescue situations it is important to keep the human heat”, says Gary Gilbert, of the Center of Telemedicina and Pesquisa de Advanced Tecnologia of the American army, that financed part of the project. So far the American Congress destined US$ 1.1 million, (R$ 2,2 million) to the project. Bear goes to act mainly in the rescue of wounded, but also he will be involved in other tasks, as to load equipment. The new technology must be ready for the first tests in the battlefields in less five year. The use of robots this if becoming practical common in the American army. During the war of the Afeganistão, in 2001, robots had explored caves in the search of the militant hiding places of Islamic.
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