Daksh () is an electrically powered and remotely controlled robot used for locating, handling and destroying hazardous objects safely .It was designed by Defence and Development Organisation ( DRDO)

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Daksh is a battery-operated remote-controlled robot on wheels that was created with a primary function of bomb recovery. Developed by

Defence Research and Development Organisation The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, charged with the military's research and development, head ...

, it is fully automated. It can navigate staircases, negotiate steep slopes, navigate narrow corridors and tow vehicles to reach hazardous materials. Using its robotized arm, it can lift a suspect object and scan it using its portable X-Ray device. If the object is a bomb, Daksh can defuse it with its water jet disrupter. It has a

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, which can break open locked doors, and it can scan cars for explosives. With a master control station (MCS), it can be remotely controlled over a range of 500 m in line of sight or within buildings. Ninety per cent of the robot's components are indigenous. The Army has also placed limited series production orders for 20 Dakshs. It has ladder climbing abilities and can function for three continuous hours, with the capability to operate over distances exceeding 100 to 500 metres. It serves the bomb disposal units (BDU) of army, police, and paramilitary forces, aiding in handling IEDs and other dangerous substances. The ROV Daksh features a motorized pan-tilt platform and can be controlled remotely within a 500-meter range. The first batch of five units was handed over to General Combat Engineers, on 19 December 2011. The technology has been transferred for production to three firms, Dynalog, Theta Controls, and Bharat Electronics Ltd.so it is very important and useful robot for army or navy.

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* Fully automated * Can neutralise NBC weapons * Has

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shield to jam remote signals for triggering a blast. * The ROV is versatile equipment for improvised explosive device identification and handling. It can also be utilised to survey and monitor nuclear and chemical contamination levels. * The ROV has stair climbing capabilities and can operate continuously for 3 hours. * The ROV can be controlled either by fibre optic communication over 100m distance or can be controlled by wireless communication over 500m line of sight.

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DRDO's Daksh demo-1
YouTube {{Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Bomb disposal robots Military equipment of India Defence Research and Development Organisation Robots of India 2000s robots Six-wheeled robots Military vehicles introduced in the 2010s

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