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of freedom, with more than two metres range and a maximum weight capacity of nearly 35 kilograms. It is characterised by a large movement range in each direction, and after folding to the transport position it takes a small amount of place. A lower arm of the ma- nipulator is profiled so that while a platform rotates it does not interfere with the equipment placed on the robot body, and simultaneously enables reaching with a gripping device, e.g. under the cars. The manipulator together with a rotary platform might be easily disas- semble, what decreases overall dimensions during a transport. The platform itself is a base for mounting of additional equipment and parts of the antennas. The eyes of the RMI is a Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) sensor turret which allows 360-degree observation as well as, thanks to the 30x zoom, observation of objects which are at the significant distance from it. The turret can be fitted with one or two cameras, daylight camera or thermal/ night vision device. Thanks Direct Drive implemented in the turret construction, it can be operated in very quick or very slow and precise modes depending on the situation. The RMI is controlled with the mobile operator console aka control station equipped with two LCD touchscreens and two joysticks and a set of buttons for controlling the robot functions. On the lo- wer touchscreen following data can be present: • current configuration and setting of the robotic arm manipulator in 3D model. • GPS position on map. • Data from the sensors. On the second screen feed from the robot cameras is displayed. It might be configu- red individually and video feed from up to four different cameras might be displayed si- multaneously. Basic way of control- ling the robot is wire- less digital encrypted data transmission. It ensures a secure connection between the RMI and an operator's station within a radius of 1 000 metres. On demand, and as the need occurs (e.g. very strong transmission interferences) one can easy switch to the optical wire transmission expanded from the automatic wind-up reel mounted to the trunk (there is 300 meters of the optic fibre on the wind-up reel drum). Single control station enables a cooperation of even few robots in one operational areas, and additionally it has also a possibility of con- trolling a few types of robots without reconfiguration. In the operator station are also integrated a micropho- ne and loud speakers – a similar set is in the front part of the robot therefore it can be used as well as a com- munication device, e.g. while providing negotiations with the surrounded terrorists. BOTS & DRONES

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