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#Packbot: Serving the Military and World cup Football Packbots will be deployed in Brazil during the 2014â World cup Soccerâ season to bring a high-tech approach to security. The nationâ#government has secured a $7. 2 million deal with Packbotâ#creators for 30 of the military bots. The robots will be stationed throughout Brazilâ#12 host cities during the soccer matches to boost security and help examine any suspicious objects. The sleek Packbot robot system designed by irobot a Bedford Massachusetts-based company made its debut in 2002 in Afghanistan where it helped soldiers clear bunkers caves collapsed building and to cross minefields. The versatile machine was used again in 2003 in Iraq in urban warfare situations and to search vehicles. By 2007 more than 800 of these military robots were in use throughout Afghanistan Iraq and several other countries. The Packbot was also the first remote controlled robot to enter the Fukushima nuclear facility after the East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Packbot is a unique robotic propulsion system that can reach a road speed of up to 9 miles/hour. The botâ#inbuilt flippers allow it 360 degrees of rotation enabling it to negotiate rough terrain and even obstacles like logs rocks rubble and stairs. Packbot has the capability to climb up to 60 percent grades and survive submersion in water up to two meters depth. Its robust body can survive a fall from a two meter height to a concrete surface being flung through a window and falling downstairs. This bot weight less than 40lbs and is carried easily in a back pack ready to be deployed within minutes. Packbotâ#other attributes include a state-of-the-art GPS video image display system monitoring electronic compass temperature sensors. The robot is manipulated with an integrated Pentium-based computer e

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