In 1999, the National Institute of Justice funded the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, to assess law enforcement needs for robots beyond explosive ordnance disposal, and to identify technologies from Department of Defense robotics projects that can help meet those needs.
We conducted a web-based survey to establish law enforcement robotics needs. The survey addressed scenarios and tasks where a robot would be used if available, and the tools, features and parameters deemed most important to carry out those tasks. In the following paper, we presented the results of the survey and summarized current robotics research and development efforts by various segments of the Department of Defense that could potentially help meet those needs. We also provided a recommended course of action to the Department of Justice for the development of these robotics capabilities.
Short paper: Nguyen, H.G. and J.P. Bott, "Robotics for Law Enforcement: Applications Beyond Explosive Ordnance Disposal," SPIE Proc. 4232: Technologies for Law Enforcement, Boston, MA, 5-8 November, 2000. [PDF file (1206 KB)]
Full report: Nguyen, H.G. and J.P. Bott, "Robotics for Law Enforcement: Beyond Explosive Ordnance Disposal," Technical Report 1839, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, CA, November 2000. [PDF (2795 KB)]
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