Remotec ANDROS
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The ANDROS is a series of remote control military robots designed by REMOTEC
Remotec
Remotec is a business-to-business provider, operating from Hong Kong and Shenzhen. It was founded in 1988 under the name of .-Timeline:*1988 - Launched the first programmable Universal Remote Control...

, a subsidiary of the company Northrup Grumman. The ANDROS series is primarily designed for military, explosive ordinance disposal (EOD), and law enforcement or SWAT applications.

ANDROS Variants

  • F6-A is the basic variant. Its dimensions are 52" x 29" x 56.5" (L X W X H), it weighs 485 lbs, has 4 cameras, and a manipulator arm capable of lifting 25 lbs at full extension.
  • MarkV-A1
    MarkV-A1
    The MarkV-A1 is a bomb disposal robot designed by Northrop Grumman. It is part of the Remotec ANDROS line, which includes other robotic EODs. MarkV weighs 800 pounds and is about the size of a riding lawn mower. With its manipulator arm fully extended, the robot's height is 8 feet. The tread system...

    has a similar design to the F6-A model, but is appreciably larger with a weight of 790 lbs.
  • Mini ANDROS-II is a smaller variation of the design. Its dimensions are 53" x 24.5" x 27" (L X W X H) and it has a weight of 225 lbs.
  • Wolverine is a wheeled and optionally tracked design and is the largest in the ANDROS family at 810 lbs.
  • HD-1 is wheeled and optionally tracked like the Wolverine, but is the smallest (and newest) ANDROS variant, weighing 200 lbs.


Other Variants

  • Wolverine V2 REMOTEC has also created a mine-permissible variant of the Wolverine for use by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
    Mine Safety and Health Administration
    The Mine Safety and Health Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Labor which administers the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal accidents, to reduce...

    . With the added safety equipment, the V2 weighs 1200 lbs. The V2 was a custom design solution and is not offered for sale with the other models.

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