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Robust centre
T.S. SUBRAMANIAN
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre defies the technology-denial regimes of the West by developing a vast array of technologies
"The DRHR has also developed a mobile robot called Smartcar, for remote survey and inspection. The car navigates smartly on three wheels and is equipped with ultrasonic sensors and wireless communication sets.
Another remote-controlled vehicle performs the amazing job of disposing of 300-odd boxes containing 13,000 fuses of anti-tank mines, for the Ordnance Factory at Khamaria in Jabalpur, Manjit Singh said. The DRHR developed a six-wheeled vehicle that housed remote-controlled arms (manipulator), closed circuit television cameras and communication devices. The control station was situated at a safe distance from the vehicle's path. The operator controlled the vehicle and the manipulator and received the feedback through CCTV cameras. The manipulator lifted each box weighing 30 kg, one at a time, from the storage room to the disposal site, opened the box by removing its spring clip and disposed of the fuses by burning them. "
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Robust centre
T.S. SUBRAMANIAN
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre defies the technology-denial regimes of the West by developing a vast array of technologies
"The DRHR has also developed a mobile robot called Smartcar, for remote survey and inspection. The car navigates smartly on three wheels and is equipped with ultrasonic sensors and wireless communication sets.
Another remote-controlled vehicle performs the amazing job of disposing of 300-odd boxes containing 13,000 fuses of anti-tank mines, for the Ordnance Factory at Khamaria in Jabalpur, Manjit Singh said. The DRHR developed a six-wheeled vehicle that housed remote-controlled arms (manipulator), closed circuit television cameras and communication devices. The control station was situated at a safe distance from the vehicle's path. The operator controlled the vehicle and the manipulator and received the feedback through CCTV cameras. The manipulator lifted each box weighing 30 kg, one at a time, from the storage room to the disposal site, opened the box by removing its spring clip and disposed of the fuses by burning them. "
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