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BEAR robot might save your life

This BEAR robot might save your life, according to VECNA Robotics, which designed the robot to locate, lift, and rescue people injured on the battlefield, a mine shaft, or a toxic spill.

The BEAR robot, short for Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot, can lift 500 lbs and is being developed with funding from the U.S. Military.

Posted 
December 13, 2010
 in 
Human World

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