Made with Xara Web Designer Vole-Bot is a disaster searching vehicle from c-Link System, Inc.  Vole-Bot’s primary  job is to be deployed during mining disasters due to the ability to be lowered   through a bore hole.  Vole-Bot was created for single search task jobs with multiple sensors.  Vole-Bot can  be deployed through a 7.5 inch bore hole or slip through a 3.5 inch high opening in  the debris.  It has a thermo-formed body which allows for it to be treated as an expendable platform.  The nose  section houses the sensor array and digital camera.  This array bay can be changed out and also has the ability  to be lifted on a boom.  Some typical  sensor payloads are, IR scanner,  Methane sensor, other hydrocarbons  and 3Mpixel color camera.  Wireless  communications was formulated to  function with a base unit and other  support robots in a hive construct. At a system level there is a single  processing card based on Freescale  Semiconductors Coldfire V4  processor.  This is an explosion-proof  tracked unit with anti-slip monitoring.   The drive system of a proprietary  design.  Specifications:                              Gross Weight: Target is less than 10 lbs. Sensors: Ultra-Sonics, GAS, Camera Electrical System: 7.2VDC Locomotion: Track  Communications: Wireless (Zig-Bee, 900MHz) Chassis Material: Composite Processor: MCF54410CMF250 (Freescale Semiconductor) Power Plant: Battery Li-Ion Target sell price: under $1500 DESCRIPTION c-Link Systems, Inc. Copyright 2010, 2011