*KARACHI – Pakistan Army has unveiled indigenous built battle Robots.*
*Pakistan Army is producing its very own range of robots capable ofperforming difficult but vital tasks at the line of battle.*
IDEAS 2018, showcased some of the best Pakistan has to offer, for examplethe EOD robot- Explosive Ordnance Disposal. The EOD comes with a mechanicalarm and a whole lot of other attachments, which can is capable ofmanipulating the IEDs (Improvise Explosive device).
“With the help of this device, we can remove the IEDs from its main charge,previously the EOD operator himself used to operate it on the IEDs,” saidRaza Haider, , Project Manager of Robotics at NRTC (National RadioTransmission Corporation), while speaking to *Business Recorder* at theIDEAS 2018 defense expo.
Next, in line was the automatic grenade launcher, packed with a thermalsight. The platform is based on an independent suspension system, and thetracks are suitable to travel in rugged mountainous terrain.
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“The launcher’s purpose is surveillance and deterrence; it is capable ofthrowing grenades up to the range of 2.4km and we will also mount MG-103heavy machine gun from Pakistan ordinance factory.”
“So basically it is a unique platform with multiple payloads and multipleweapons,” informed the NRTC official.
