After exploring the simulated crash site, this robot looks for possible objectives hidden elsewhere in the vicinity. (Kelsey D. Atherton)
As part of the Western National Robot Rodeo, this robot looked for possible mock-explosives hidden in a crashed F-4 Phantom. (Kelsey D. Atherton)
As part of the Robot Rodeo, the New Mexico State Police bomb squad is using this robot to try and slice a shape through this sheet of aluminum. (Kelsey D. Atherton)
Driving between the two halves of the wrecked plane, the robot pokes around for clues about suspected mock explosives. (Kelsey D. Atherton)
The Robot Rodeo provides a safe environment for EOD teams to explore novel techniques, like pointing all the cameras down into dirt. (Kelsey D. Atherton)