Since the early 1990s, armies have been searching for robotic solutions for "dull, dirty and dangerous" tasks and to cope with increasingly complex explosive arenas. UGVs such as the InRob Tech KETER-PAZ and ODF Optronics EYEBALL R1 were used to open the way for entry forces and engineers in the early 2000s, while the first Caterpillar D9N allowed for promptly defusing mines and booby traps. Today, UGVs such as FLIR System's CENTAUR or ECA Group's COBRA Mk.2E keep up the long tradition of anti-IED systems. They are also widely used for anti-tunnel duties, reconnaissance and/or patrol missions, and combat.
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