Military to Use Bomb-Sniffing Robots
March 30, 2007 By JAMES HANNAH, Associated Press Writer
Cameras, lights, and sensing equipment make up the head of a robot named Fido at GEM City Manufacturing, Monday, March 26, 2007, in Dayton, Ohio. The robots are being used in Iraq and Afghanistan for everything from searching caves, checking buildings for insurgents, and detecting and defusing roadside bombs. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
(AP) -- As it increases its use of robots in war zones, the military will begin using an explosive-sniffing version that will allow soldiers to better detect roadside bombs, which account for more than 70 percent of U.S. casualties in Iraq.
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