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TALON OPERATIONS
Bryan Mason
Professor Fang
MIS 304
How are TALON robots different from other robots on the market?
TALON robots have been in continuous, active military service since 2000
Used in Bosnia for the safe movement and disposal of live grenades
Only American-made robots successfully used at Ground Zero in search and recovery
First military robots taken into Afghanistan during action against the Taliban
Were on the ground in Kuwait when coalition forces massed in 2003
Have been in Iraq since performing EOD/IED (improvised explosive device) missions
COST
SWORDS (talon family) cost approx. $230,000
QUESTIONS??
(technical site) http://www.foster-miller.com/literature/documents/TALON-Brochure.pdf#talon_brochure
Sources CitedWikipedia.org
Foster-Miller.com
HowstuffWorks.com