Published 14:46 IST, November 28th 2018
Meet MROV, Mumbai Police's high-tech Robot for its Bomb Detection Disposal Squad
The Mumbai Police has got a recent updation to its Bomb Detection Disposal Squad with three new robots. The robots are called Mini Remotely Operated Vehicle (MROV) Rover Mark. The addition of the robots is part of the 'police modernisation plan' which began post the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
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The Mumbai Police has got a recent updation to its Bomb Detection Disposal Squad with three new robots. The robots are called Mini Remotely Operated Vehicle (MROV) Rover Mark.
The addition of the robots is part of the 'police modernisation plan' which began post the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
Following the 26/11 attack in which hundred and sixty six people were killed and at least three hundred people were injured, the Maharashtra government decided to modernise the Mumbai Police and develop high-tech and high caliber machines for them.
The MROVs costs Rs 84 lakhs and was Made in India. It was built by the Security Defence System (SDS). The robots weigh approximately 100 kgs.
They were added in April 2018 and can now be used by the Mumbai Police's Bomb Detection Disposal Squad. They were tested extensively for the past few months.
They were tested in severe conditions of rain, and have been tested to climb mountains, stairs, airplane ladder in 45 degrees. This makes them usable in Railway Stations, Airports, Aircrafts, Metros and other such public places.
The Police can use them through remote control via a joystick and pass directions from 100-200 meters to them. If the suspicious object is within a kilometer on an open ground without any obstacle, the Police can use remote control to operate it.
The droid has five high-resolution cameras, two on top of Jaw, one of which captures articles within 360 degrees. The rest of the cameras are at its front, back and lower side. The single cameras help the BDDS personnel to get images of the suspicious object in their main control machine.
They are installed with Real Time viewing System (RTVS) which allows it to X-ray scan the suspected article circuit. The BDDS officer can view it in laptops in the main control machine.
There is also a night vision feature in the robots.
13:22 IST, November 28th 2018