Thai researchers develop mechanical robot arm for bomb disposal operations

By Somchai Samart 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- By the end of this year 10 mechanical robot arms developed in Thailand are slated to be handed to the Defence Technology Institute for distribution to explosive ordnance disposal teams nationwide.

 

The EOD Robot is the result of a joint research project between the Faculty of Engineering’s Electrical Engineering Department at Prince of Songkhla University and the Defence Ministry's Defence Technology Institute.

 

The project started in May.

 

The EOD Robot will be showcased, along with other Thai inventions, at the 50th PSU Engineering Excellence: Thailand 4.0 at the Faculty of Engineering between September 7-9. 

 

Electrical Engineering Department researcher Kittikhun Thongpull said the mechanical robot arms will be installed on small bomb-disposal robots. 

 

The researchers’ challenge was to create a low-cost, lightweight mechanical robot arm that can lift an item weighing up to four kilograms.

 

Kittikhun said the EOD Robot cost under Bt200,000 per set, while imported models cost almost Bt1 million.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30325828

 

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Why not just buy them from Ebay  

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thai researchers 'develop' mechanical robot arm

'Develop' must mean polishing or painting . . . they were making robotic arms like this, in the US and UK, forty years ago.

Come on Thailand, wake up, fro both our sakes.

5 minutes ago, Ossy said:

'Develop' must mean polishing or painting . . . they were making robotic arms like this, in the US and UK, forty years ago.

Come on Thailand, wake up, fro both our sakes.

Had them in Northern Ireland too

13 minutes ago, Ossy said:

'Develop' must mean polishing or painting . . . they were making robotic arms like this, in the US and UK, forty years ago.

Come on Thailand, wake up, fro both our sakes.

that gap sounds about right

The last paragraph explains the cost saving for homemade v imported. It's the import tarrifs, don't you know?

Had them in Northern Ireland too

Wheelbarrow...

 

Some of the later versions were very clever indeed - mind you they didn't run on som tam!

 

6 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

Why not just buy them from Ebay  

Just wait for the PM to step in and applaud the marvel of Thai innovation.

7 hours ago, Ossy said:

'Develop' must mean polishing or painting . . . they were making robotic arms like this, in the US and UK, forty years ago.

Come on Thailand, wake up, fro both our sakes.

They just developed this circular thing also.  Not sure what they are going to call it.

 

 

The EOD Robot will be showcased, along with other Thai inventions, at the 50th PSU Engineering Excellence: Thailand 4.0 at the Faculty of Engineering between September 7-9.

 

... And just to provide detailed directions for this exhibition of Thai inventions, the exact address is:

 

Very small cupboard on the left of the entrance door,

Faculty of Engineering

 

 

thailand has never "developed" anything except the ultimate sham!

Well done Thailand. Robotic bomb disposal. Who would have thought.