The Scranton Times Tribune reports on the Scranton Police Department's new robot, which can detect explosives.
Ultimately, the robot's role is to intervene in cases where possible explosives need to be recovered -- a product of global terrorism, Detective Sgt. (Robert) Martin said.
"That seems to be the preferred weapon of the terrorists -- they use explosives," he said.
But should a situation arise where an officer or citizen is stranded in an area too dangerous for human intervention -- whether it be the middle of a fire fight or in an area of hazardous materials -- the robot has the strength and functional capability to pull a body out to safety, Detective Sgt. Martin said.
Original source: Scranton Times Tribune
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