| In War on Drugs, Robots Sent Into US-Mexico Tunnels Emma Thomas - Daily Mail | |
| go to original January 15, 2014 |
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In Arizona, the Border Patrol has unveiled its latest weapon in the war on drugs in the form of the three wireless robots.
The camera-equipped machines allow agent navigate the tunnels remotely and investigate storm drainage systems that smugglers use to sneak drugs, guns and people across the border.
The agency is using the devices to keep agents out of harm's way as many tunnels can be poorly built and possibly collapse and lack proper ventilation.
Three 12-pound robots also let agents navigate an underground labyrinth in a fraction of the time it would take an agent to explore the tunnel.
And the devices can be used in tunnels and pipes where agents can't fit.
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