T-52 Enryu
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The T-52 Enryu (literally rescue dragon), or HyperRescueRobot, is a five-ton, 10-foot-tall (apx 3 m), hydraulically-operated robot, built to cut a path through debris for rescue workers, in the wake of an earthquake or other catastrophe. The Enryu was designed by the Japanese company Tmsuk, and a prototype was unveiled in March, 2004 in Japan.
See also
External links
- News of the unveiling (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/japan_technology_robot) of an Enryu prototype on March 25, 2004
- Video clips (http://www.enryu.jp/trail.html) of the Enryu in action