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Mine Rescue Robot

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Robot Information

The robotic vehicle, nicknamed V2, can travel through an underground mine in conditions that might be unsafe for miners to pass through. The 50-inch tall, 1200-pound machine that is equipped with navigation and surveillance cameras, lighting and a manipulator arm can travel up to 5000 feet and monitor and sample air.

Equipment and Capabilities

3 TV cameras, remote display
Continuous display of mine gases from Industrial Scientific detection instrument
Approximately 5000 feet of fiber optic control/data cable

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