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Gemini-Scout Mine Rescue Robot

Sandia engineers designed the Gemini-Scout Mine Rescue Robot to identify dangers and provide relief to trapped miners. The robot is able to navigate through 18 inches of water, crawl over boulders and rubble piles, and move in ahead of rescuers to evaluate precarious environments and help plan operations. (More information.)

 

(Photo by Randy Montoya)

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Uploaded on September 1, 2011
Taken on August 16, 2010