Demilitarizing submunitions
More than 700,000 Multiple Launch Rocket System submunitions have been demilitarized since the Army started using an automated nine-robot system conceptualized, built and programmed by Sandia engineers.
“This is by far the most complex, automated robotic demilitarization system that Sandia has built in the last 20 years,” said computer scientist Bill Prentice, Sandia software lead for the project. “This is exactly the kind of thing to use robotics for — to get humans out of harm’s way. Let the automation of robots do what they do well, and have humans make advanced decisions on safety.”
Learn more at share-ng.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/robotic_...
Photo by Regina Valenzuela.
Demilitarizing submunitions
More than 700,000 Multiple Launch Rocket System submunitions have been demilitarized since the Army started using an automated nine-robot system conceptualized, built and programmed by Sandia engineers.
“This is by far the most complex, automated robotic demilitarization system that Sandia has built in the last 20 years,” said computer scientist Bill Prentice, Sandia software lead for the project. “This is exactly the kind of thing to use robotics for — to get humans out of harm’s way. Let the automation of robots do what they do well, and have humans make advanced decisions on safety.”
Learn more at share-ng.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/robotic_...
Photo by Regina Valenzuela.