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December 19, 2006
Today's IDF Moment
The soldiers of the Yahalom ("Diamond") unit, the elite unit of the Combat Engineering corps, have found an original way to celebrate Hannukah. The "Andros" robot lit the Menorah, which in normal times is used for ongoing security uses and lessens the chances of soldiers being hurt. Besides lighting candles the robot also served as a waiter when it dished up doughnuts.
The "Andros" robot, like the other IDF robots, is part of the "Bezeq" division, the IDF's robotics division, part of Yahalom. "Bezeq" is responsible for developing and operating the robots which are used for various tasks in the IDF, especially in removal and neutralizing of bombs. The unit's soldiers who operate the robots stand at the forefront together with the IDF's fighters and are resposnible for operating the robots in real time. The various robots are used by the IDF in dangerous tasks which in the past would have been carried out by soliders, thus avoiding needless danger.
Posted by LindaSoG at December 19, 2006 06:51 AM