Battery to extend work-life of bomb-disposal robots.

AuthorJacks, Jason
PositionTECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS

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* If dealing with an unexploded bomb wasn't hairy enough, try it with a battery that may conk out in the middle of the job. The Defense Department believes it may have help for the battery problem.

A team of Penn State University researchers developed a battery for the military's bomb-disposal Talon robots that has a 23-percent longer life span than current power packs.

The new Talon battery module incorporates a bank of four to six standard BB-2590 batteries that can be hot-swapped without rebooting the robot. The module also...

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