Major Pottratz discusses EOD robots in use today. TALON EOD robots were the first military robots taken into Afghanistan during action against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden in February 2002. They initially accompanied the Special Forces on a Classified mission, and are still there now doing EOD work. Light enough to be deployed by a single person, the rugged iRobot PackBot can lift up to 15 pounds and travel up to 5 miles per hour. With its interchangeable, modular payload capabilities, this robot quickly adapts to a variety of missions for warfighters and first responders. With rising demand for remote robotic response to increasingly complex threat situations, the Vanguard MK2 is designed for preparedness, response and handling of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) threats.
