iRobot's PackBot
7 of 12 from Candidates for the Robot Hall of Fame (pictures)
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Thousands of iRobot PackBots have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq for bomb disposal, reconnaissance, and other military ops. The robot has also been used in high-profile civilian missions such as inspecting Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was crippled in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
August 21, 2012 6:59 AM PDT
Photo by: iRobot
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