Chinese scientists claim to have developed a remote-controlled anti-terrorism robot to help defuse explosives in public venues.
The one-armed robot, code named 'Super-D', is expected to serve at airports and in other public places.
The robot is controlled via a remote controller. It is 120 cm tall, weighs 200 kilograms, can move 40 meters per minute and can climb ladders or slopes above 40 degrees in gradient, Xinhua news agency reported.
The robot was developed after more than four years of strenuous effort by a research team, headed by professor Yang Ruqing at Shanghai Jiaotong University in east China.
It was funded by the "863 Programme," China's first technology research and development funding programme initiated in March 1986.
Though China is relatively free from terrorism, some disgruntled persons have triggered explosions in public places and vehicles in recent times, causing casualties.
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