Prototype of WMD-Detecting Robot Unveiled

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh yesterday unveiled a prototype of a remote control robot that could one day protect soldiers by searching out chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported (see GSN, June 24).

Designers of the Gladiator Technical Unmanned Ground Vehicle also hope that the vehicle can carry out search and destroy missions and reduce dangers posed by mines, trenches, surprise attacks and craters, according to the Post-Gazette (Corilyn Shropshire, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 5).

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