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I wanted to say "you can just make it cable controlled", but then I guess you can always hack into machine controlling it...

• pjc50 4y ago
  The cable-controlled bomb disposal robot, sometimes armed with shotgun, was a common feature in Northern Ireland at least 30 years ago. In that situation it's a much simpler technology.
  • ben_w 4y ago
    Huh, I never knew they sometimes had shotguns.
    • goodcanadian 4y ago
      Yes, it is a sort of shotgun . . . the idea is to mess up the bomb enough that it will no longer explode (i.e. destroy any timer or other trigger mechanism). It is a very crude, brute force method, but it will generally work, and if all the people have been moved away, it is relatively low risk.