Robots with guns, throwable cameras, at Homeland Security Conference

Gallery: Spy Gear and Police Tech at Homeland Security Conference
By Dave Bullock Write to the Author
01.18.08 | 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES – The Homeland Security Stakeholders Conference wraps up today and Wired News has photos of the coolest security tech from the show floor. From throwable video cameras to shotgun-wielding robots, these are the gadgets that help you sleep at night, unless you have something to hide ...

Andros is the LAPD Bomb Squad’s tactical robot. He can shoot buckshot, slugs or just plain old water as well as grip and manipulate dangerously suspicious packages. Andros is controlled from inside the truck, and fortunately is not autonomous, not that we’re afraid of armed robots ... OK, we are....


The Remington R1 is a throwable wireless camera. Just toss one of these bad boys through that window you’re about to jump through and you can survey the area with a push of a button. If you’re in the market for a rugged tactical camera, you may want to get out your credit card now. The R1 is on sale for only $2,500....

Smiths' LCD-3.2e is not a liquid crystal display; it’s a lightweight chemical agent detector. It can detect a wide array of chemical-warfare agents, including nerve, blister, blood and choking agents as well as toxic industrial chemicals. It weighs just more than a pound and is designed to be worn on the belt of a soldier or emergency responder. The LCD's exhibitor said it's difficult to sell the LCD because some of the substances it detects are classified. We hope he's joking....

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Pics and more here:
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/multimedia/2008/01/gallery_homeland_security?slide=1&slideView=5

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"oops - thought that was the water cannon button" as people get sprayed with buckshot

Good idea for the "Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave"

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