Mini-Flail Robots Readied for Afghanistan Bomb Clearing Operations

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The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization will send expendable robots to Afghanistan next year that can move ahead of dismounted troops and destroy hidden bombs.HDT Robotics of Fredericksburg, Va., responded to a JIEDDO announcement that was searching for ways to counter pressure-plate explosives in Afghanistan. The company responded with a mini-flail that will churn the soil and detonate IEDs before troops step on them.