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[[Image:Daksh.JPG|right|thumb|Daksh - Remotely Operated Vehicle developed by DRDO]]
'''Daksh''' is an electrically powered and remotely controlled robot used for locating, handling and destroying hazardous objects safely.<ref>{{cite web|author=Prasad Kulkarni, TNN, Nov 28, 2008, 12.07am IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-28/pune/27893859_1_vehicle-daksh-detection-and-disposal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024161517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-28/pune/27893859_1_vehicle-daksh-detection-and-disposal |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-24 |title=Daksh could be useful in Mumbai operations |date=2008-11-28 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2010-08-31}}</ref>

== Description ==
[[File:DRDO Daksh ROV.jpg|thumb|DRDO Daksh ROV]]
Daksh is a battery-operated remote-controlled robot on wheels that was created with a primary function of bomb recovery. Developed by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]], it is fully automated. It can navigate staircases, negotiate steep slopes, navigate narrow corridors and tow vehicles to reach hazardous materials. Using its robotized arm, it can lift a suspect object and scan it using its portable X-Ray device. If the object is a bomb, Daksh can defuse it with its water jet disrupter.<ref>{{cite web|author=ASIAN DEFENCE |url=http://theasiandefence.blogspot.com/2009/08/bomb-disposal-robot-daksh-for-indian.html |title=Bomb Disposal Robot Daksh |publisher=Theasiandefence.blogspot.com |date=2009-08-22 |access-date=2010-08-31}}</ref> It has a [[shotgun]], which can break open locked doors, and it can scan cars for explosives.<ref>[http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/2008/feb08.pdf ]{{dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref> With a master control station (MCS), it can be remotely controlled over a range of 500 m in line of sight or within buildings. Ninety per cent of the robot’s components are indigenous. The Army has also placed limited series production orders for 20 Dakshs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/stories/20091023262110600.htm |title=Defence engine |website=www.hinduonnet.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009083410/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/stories/20091023262110600.htm |archive-date=9 October 2009 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> The first batch of five units was handed over to General Combat Engineers, on 19 December 2011. The technology has been transferred for production to three firms, Dynalog, Theta Controls, and Bharat Electronics Ltd.

== Total Containment Vessels ==
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* Fully automated
* Can neutralise [[NBC weapon]]s
* Has [[radio frequency]] shield to jam remote signals for triggering a blast.

==Operator==
*[[Indian Army]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/City-firms-to-roll-out-anti-bomb-robot-for-Army-soon/505338 |title=City firms to roll-out anti-bomb robot for Army soon |publisher=Indianexpress.com |date=2009-08-22 |access-date=2010-08-31}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Unmanned ground vehicle]]
*[[MarkV-A1]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU20LqvCx_g DRDO's Daksh demo-1] Youtube.com

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[[Category:Bomb disposal robots]]
[[Category:Military equipment of India]]
[[Category:Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
[[Category:Robots of India]]
[[Category:2000s robots]]
[[Category:Six-wheeled robots]]
[[Category:Military vehicles introduced in the 2010s]]

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