Members of the Paducah Police Departmentâs bomb squad were on hand Wednesday to show off the capabilities of their newest bomb disposal robot â acquired through a $442,181 grant award with no local match.
The Remotec Andros FX bomb disposal robot offers âgreatly enhancedâ mobility, durability, strength and battery life â compared to older robots the department had, said Sgt. Matt Hopp, who serves as bomb squad commander.
âItâs produced by Remotec, based out of Clinton, Tennessee,â Hopp said.
âIt 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. Itâs replacing two of our older robots. Weâve had an F6A robot â itâs also manufactured by Remotec â and an HD2.â