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Indian Army acquires indigenous mobile robot - Brahmand.com
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PUNE (PTI): The Indian Army on Monday
acquired its first mobile robot - Remotely
Operated Vehicle (ROV) 'Daksh', which will equip
the force to handle and clear improvised
explosives devices and other hazardous objects.
The first batch of six units of a total consignment
of 20 was handed over to the Army in the
premises of the Research and Development
Establishment (Engineers), R&DE(E), part of the
Defence Research and Development Organisation
that has developed the indigenous system, at
Dighi near here.
'Daksh' which can also come handy for anti-
terrorist operations in addition to the battle field
exigencies, will be an "invaluable asset" for the
bomb disposal units of the Army, Major Gen
Rakesh Bassi, Director General (Combat
Engineers), who accepted the ROV on behalf of
the Army, told reporters after the flagging-off
ceremony.
The ROV which underwent extensive user trials in
Jammu and Kashmir prior to limited series
production has "a robust manipulator arm having
six degrees of freedom" which can be extended
to remotely extract IEDs, in addition to a
detachable X-ray equipment that can be used to
confirm the presence of the explosives, he said.
Highlighting the salient features of the "wonderful
achievement" of DRDO, S Guruprasad, Director
(R&DE Engineers) said, "Daksh is capable of
climbing stairs as well as negotiating cross
country terrain and has an on board shotgun for
blasting through door locks and breaking the
windshield to handle likely car bombs."
"It is also capable of towing a suspected vehicle
away from a crowded area," he added.
S Sundaresh, Defence Secretary and Chief
Controller R&D of DRDO, said 'Daksh' has been
developed indigenously with the involvement of
private sector and has strengthened an industrial
base in the country for development of robotics.
He said the the state-of-the-art design of 'Daksh'
offered good export potential with possible
international collaborations.
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PUNE (PTI): The Indian Army on Monday
acquired its first mobile robot - Remotely
Operated Vehicle (ROV) 'Daksh', which will equip
the force to handle and clear improvised
explosives devices and other hazardous objects.
The first batch of six units of a total consignment
of 20 was handed over to the Army in the
premises of the Research and Development
Establishment (Engineers), R&DE(E), part of the
Defence Research and Development Organisation
that has developed the indigenous system, at
Dighi near here.
'Daksh' which can also come handy for anti-
terrorist operations in addition to the battle field
exigencies, will be an "invaluable asset" for the
bomb disposal units of the Army, Major Gen
Rakesh Bassi, Director General (Combat
Engineers), who accepted the ROV on behalf of
the Army, told reporters after the flagging-off
ceremony.
The ROV which underwent extensive user trials in
Jammu and Kashmir prior to limited series
production has "a robust manipulator arm having
six degrees of freedom" which can be extended
to remotely extract IEDs, in addition to a
detachable X-ray equipment that can be used to
confirm the presence of the explosives, he said.
Highlighting the salient features of the "wonderful
achievement" of DRDO, S Guruprasad, Director
(R&DE Engineers) said, "Daksh is capable of
climbing stairs as well as negotiating cross
country terrain and has an on board shotgun for
blasting through door locks and breaking the
windshield to handle likely car bombs."
"It is also capable of towing a suspected vehicle
away from a crowded area," he added.
S Sundaresh, Defence Secretary and Chief
Controller R&D of DRDO, said 'Daksh' has been
developed indigenously with the involvement of
private sector and has strengthened an industrial
base in the country for development of robotics.
He said the the state-of-the-art design of 'Daksh'
offered good export potential with possible
international collaborations.
