European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 4,1987 Page 9 robot helps i explosive a situations by Mark Walsh Pitburg Bureau Span Dahlem a Germany it  stairs and with us nerves of steel in can make bombs Safe without sweating shaking or blinking an Eye. Bruno a robot belonging to the 7007ih explosive Ord disposal right also can be armed with a 12 gauge Shotgun and lakes some of the danger out of the work that right members face in the Lineo duly. In provides us with a Remote capability of dealing with a car bomber handmade bomb said Cape. Mike Anderson Eod flight commander Al Spang Dahlum. Instead of having my Guys walk up there set up and have i detonate in their face i d rather lose pfc $45,000  attached to a 100-meter Cable Bruno is calf thed by technician who remain Well out of the it of opos sible explosions. The robot is equipped we tit a video camera that is especially useful when Bruno is working inside a building or otherwise out of the operate sight. Once inside a Structure Al Reno can go up stairs if necessary in its Hunt Tor suspected bomb As the search is being watched by the operator on a video screen. After retrieving to to package the robot can be guided tack outside. Adj bus to dispose of the object then arc taken by  or the Eod personnel. Bruno s Flo gun will come in Handy when working with copy fives in briefcases and cars Anderson said. Waif this capability and Yov be got something of need to get into a car you can blow the lock of trunk real easy he said the robot also can shoot flight commander Cape. Mike Anderson watches a senior airman Darin s. Out windows on vehicles and dispose of a Small suspicious package. But Bruno docs not have the capability to Maneu Verinder a car a situation where Man would take Over from machine. Bruno has yet to work with actual explosives since its arrival at Span Dahlem but like the people who operate it the robot is on standby ready 10 respond on Short notice to the scene of a bomb threat. Because the robot has a Boom like Arm that can extend to 12 feel Bruno co scratches to destruction in an exp Anderson says it depends mainly up the explosive and the robot s distance from it. A Small pipe bomb say As big around a Coffee cup can do significant damage to the front end of it. Anything bigger than that Well that s $45,000 Down the  s an expensive toy but fit saves someone s life it s Worth it he said. Navy of fest new anti collision system for planes new York