T ALONs multi-mission family of r obots now includes a r obot specifi cally equipped for scenarios fr equently encounter ed by police SW A T units and MPs in all branches of the military . T ALON SW A T/MP can be confi gur ed with the following equipment: Loudspeaker and audio r eceiver for one-or two-way communications Night vision and thermal cameras Br eaching equipment Sensor emplacement. Choice of weapons for lethal or less-than-lethal r esponses
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( T he f ollo wing descr ib es a p olic e c all in which T AL ON w as used . Identifying d e ta i l s o f the ac tual c all ha v e b een r emo v ed t o pr ot ec t the pr iv ac y of the individua l s i n v o l v e d .) A c oun t y deput y w as dispa t ched t o a 911 Hang U p C all a t a r eside n c e a t 0200 hrs . U p on his ar r iv al, he w alk ed up t o the fr on t do or . T he susp e c t w as b ehind the do or ar med with an AR-15. W hen the deput y got t o th e d o or , the susp ec t fi r ed multiple times thr ough the do or , str ik ing the depu t y t w i c e (upp er leg and side , middle t orso). T he deput y r etr ea t ed and c alle d f or a s- sistanc e . T he c oun t y deputies secur ed the p er imet er and c alled o u t the SW A T T eam). T he In t el w e ga ther ed a t the sc ene w as tha t the susp ec t w as hea vily a r m e d with multiple w eap ons (r ifl es and handgun) and bar r ic aded inside the r esidenc e . T he negotia t ors w er e unable t o mak e c on tac t with the su sp e c t o v er the phone or P A sy st em. W ith the susp ec t b eing hea vily ar me d a n d bar r ic aded , w e did not w an t t o get p ersonnel close t o the r esiden c e . H o w e v er , w e k new e v en tually w e w ould ha v e t o send a t eam in. W e d e v e l- op ed a tac tic al plan t o e xplosiv e br each the fr on t do or and send t h e T A L O N in f or r ec on, while the en tr y t eam w as p ositioned in a saf e ar ea pr ep a r e d f or en tr y (b ehind BEAR). T he r ob ot w as deplo y ed in t o the r esidenc e a n d f ou nd the susp ec t DO A in the main hallw a y leading up t o the fr on t do or ( se lf-in- fl ic t ed gunshot). T he en tr y t eam w as then deplo y ed in t o the r esid e nc e . T AL ON p er f or med v er y w ell -- had t o maneuv er ar ound some blas t d e b r is in a c onfi ned ar ea b y the fr on t do or . A lso had t o push blo wn do or op e n t o en t er r esidenc e . T AL ON s pan c amer a pick ed up the susp ec t easily d u r ing a sc an up on initial en tr y . F r om the c ommand p ersp ec tiv e , it is so m e t i m e s saf er t o use the r ob ot f or r ec on, b ef or e sending in an en tr y t eam. T h e op - er a t ors ar e e v en star ting t o lik e the idea of ha ving a r ob ot f or r ec on. ( T he deput y r ec o v er ed fr om his w ounds .)
For further information, please contact Joanne Armstrong at 781-684-3960 or talonsales@foster -miller .com.
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