May 15, 2013
Robots to help provide World Cup security
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (AP) — The Brazilian government has bought 30 security robots to improve public safety during the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The government paid nearly $3.5 million for the small unmanned ground vehicles which can provide surveillance, bomb disposal and other law-enforcement missions.
The company which won the tender to sell the robots to Brazil, iRobot, says the equipment will be delivered by the end of the year, along with spares and other support gear.
Brazil will be home to a series of high-profile sporting events in the next few years and security has been one of the government’s top concerns. The first test will be the Confederations Cup in June.
