Having previously discussed the use of remote controlled (or otherwise) robots in war zones, particularly for bomb detection and disposal, I was touched by this story from Hack a day, a website which celebrates, on a daily basis, people who have bodged, hacked or otherwise cobbled together bits of technology.The story is that Sergeant Chris Fessenden, currently on a tour of duty in Afghanistan, got sent a present from his brother back in the USA, in the form of a remote control car onto which he had mounted a camera, and making it transmit to a gun-mountable LCD screen. The 'workhorse', as it is described, was sent along ahead of the humvee containing troops, in case of bombs or anything in the road ahead.
The best part is, the homemade gadget recently saved the lives of six soldiers, by tripping and detonating a 500 pound IED in the road ahead of them. The story is covered in this ABC news video and accompanying article.
Photo from Hack a day.
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