Frag Out! Magazine
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in the hull of the robot, one in front and one in the back, both with light and integrated heaters. In order to increase the operational capabilities of the Gryf robot, it is possible to attach additional equipment, such as a mount for a pyrotechnical launcher, a mount for a shotgun with a camera and red dot sight (Benelli M4 Super 90), mounts for X-ray devices, sensors of vapor from explosives, and sensors of chemical contamination, fibre-op- tic wire winding (passive and active), a bus system for detonating explosives, a negotiator kit or addi- tional antennas. It is then very vivid that Gryf is a universal device with a wide scope of possible applications and it meets the requirements of many users. However, there are people who expect this small robot to have even a wider range of functions. PIAP tried to face this and created a modernized version of Gryf. The new system increasing the universality in- cludes a tool bank mounted to the mobile base (hull) of the robot. It has a form of a skeleton base for attaching the tool holders. The array of tools has been expanded with two new ones – wire cut- ters and a glass breaker. Both tools may be taken from the mounts thanks to the manipulator and do not prior installation on the arm – the special- ly elaborated algorithm allows the robot to au- tomatically grab and put away the selected tool. The operator only needs to activate this function by pressing an appropriate button. Of course the operator may also collect and place back the tools on his own skills, but the automatic grab is a much quicker solution. UGV