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Members of the Paducah Police Department’s bomb squad were on hand Wednesday to show off the capabilities of their newest bomb disposal robot — acquired through a $442,181 grant award with no local match. The Remotec Andros FX bomb disposal robot offers “greatly enhanced” mobility, durability, strength and battery life — compared to older robots the department had, said Sgt. Matt Hopp, who serves as bomb squad commander. “It’s produced by Remotec, based out of Clinton, Tennessee,” Hopp said. “It is one of the newest in line robots that they had come up with. We were awarded a Homeland Security grant in 2019. We received the robot November of last year, so November 2020. It’s replacing two of our older robots. We’ve had an F6A robot — it’s also manufactured by Remotec — and an HD2.”

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