ROBOTS ARE BEING PUT TO THE TEST AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABS. EIGHT TEAMS FROM AROUND THE SOUTHWEST AND GREAT BRITAIN ARE USING THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR ROBOTS ON CHALLENGES LIKE SEARCHING FOR EXPLOSIVES, DEALING WITH SUICIDE BOMBERS, DISABLING DANGEROUS DEVICES AND NAVIGATING OBSTACLE COURSES.
THE COMPETITION GIVES BOMB SQUAD TEAMS A CHANCE TO HONE THEIR SKILLS IN A LOW-RISK SETTING.
THE TEAMS INCLUDE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE, THE ALBUQUERQUE AND LOS ALAMOS POLICE DEPARTMENT, BRITISH AND U-S MILITARY TEAMS, AND THE COLORADO REGIONAL BOMB SQUAD.
