Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110419:17:48:00
Military, including day to day service in afghanistan, we have underwater robots that were in service at the oil spill in the gulf. and we have what we call our hazmat, our hazardous material robots, serving in japan. >> and so these robots are able to move around on their own, obviously. they don't need to -- they're not stationary. how does it work? how do you control them? >> well, the secret to robots is that they're fearless. our robots put distance between people and danger. so they're tele operated. you can think of it much like a computer game. a operator will be at a safe distance, so...