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	iRobot's Military Bots
rj3sp
5-19-2009 7:18 AM
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irobot, military, bots, technology, army, robots, packbot.
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5-19-2009 10:22 AM
Antara
great video!
5-19-2009 11:23 AM
jay8h
Wonderful technology that can save US lives.
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It fits easily into car trunks, aircraft and helicopters.</STRONG><BR /></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/mines/i_robot/"><DIV valign="top" class="image_cell"><A href="http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/mines/i_robot/i_robot4.html"><IMG width="150" height="180" alt="" src="http://www.army-technology.com/contractor_images/i_robot/i_robot4s.jpg" /></A><BR /><BR /><STRONG>The PackBot EOD Operator Control Unit has an ergonomic design with intuitive controls. 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<P><STRONG>Gallery: <A href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/irobot-ember-microbot/">iRobot Ember microbot</A></STRONG></p> <P><A href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/irobot-ember-microbot/2020017/"><IMG title="" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/05/ember01_thumbnail.jpg" /></A><A href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/irobot-ember-microbot/2020018/"><IMG title="" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/05/ember02_thumbnail.jpg" /></A><A href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/irobot-ember-microbot/2020019/"><IMG title="" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/05/ember03_thumbnail.jpg" /></A><A href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/irobot-ember-microbot/2020020/"><IMG title="" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/05/ember04_thumbnail.jpg" /></A><A href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/irobot-ember-microbot/2020021/"><IMG title="" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/05/ember05_thumbnail.jpg" /></A></P></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/DA90AB4E-F71A-4178-8E9F-643B1AFC3B82/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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