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Solutions, Inc., (ASI), a designer and manufacturer of unmanned
vehicle systems, software, and components for industrial and
military clients, today announced that their Scorpion Explosive
Ordinance Disposal (EOD) robotic platform was recently used
by the Israeli Police in its first combat mission. ASI supplied
six Scorpions to the Israeli Police last year.
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The Israeli police recently employed its newly acquired Scorpion
EOD robots in a combat mission. According to the manufacturer,
Utah based Autonomous Solutions, Inc., (ASI), the Scorpion was
employed in a recent mission in Gaza, where it was used to remove
a large steel cage where a canister of C4 explosives was hidden
under an innocent looking load of agricultural goods. The canister
was detected during a routine port security x-ray scan. The
Scorpion's gripper attached to the unit's excavator arm was
used to cut open the targeted cage bars, constructed of tube
steel, allowing a smaller robotic arm to remove the C4 canister
and safely dispose of it. Scorpion is a Bobcat mini-excavator
converted for remote-control operations and outfitted with ASI's
robotic command and control system. The Israeli Police have
been training with the ASI's systems since June 2006 and recently
deployed them for active duty. The Scorpion's size, strength,
and its ability to cut through steel introduces new capabilities
which are changing the way the Israeli Police plan and execute
their explosive ordnance disposal operations.
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