RC Cars on the Battlefield

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By Phillip Torrone
Posted 2005/05/17 @ 5:01 pm
Category Robotics

Sgt. Greg Papadatos of the 69th Infantry Regiment has posted some details about how soldiers in Iraq are using Radio Controlled cars to test objects to see if they’re bombs. When they find unidentifiable debris in the road, E.S. sends out his little RC car and rams it. If it’s light enough to be moved or knocked over, it’s too light to be a bomb, so we can approach it and get rid of it. If it’s heavy, we call EOD. At night, they duct tape a flashlight to the car. Link.

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3 Responses to RC Cars on the Battlefield

Zearth on August 5th, 2005 at 11:01 am said:

That’s a great idea. Hopefully the soldiers can have some fun with them as well. There are some amazing RC Trucks on http://www.comforchannel.com, some go like 55 mph!

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rcnut on October 19th, 2005 at 3:15 pm said:

Yeah, some of the rc trucks avaialbe today are amazing! Top speeds of 40-60mph+, 2 and 3 speed transmissions, disc brakes, wheelies on command! Here’s a place that shows some of the most popular and fastest rc trucks available today: RC TRUCKS. These are NOT like the junk toy rc trucks you get at Wal-Mart!

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RCPlaneGuide on February 26th, 2006 at 8:17 pm said:

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