Łukasiewicz - PIAP supplied mobile pyrotechnic robots for the Togolese Armed Forces
Łukasiewicz – PIAP has completed an order for delivery of PIAP GRYF mobile robots with additional equipment for neutralisation and pyrotechnic reconnaissance to the Togolese Republic. It is the 27th country on the map of recipients of Polish EOD robotics and the fourth country on the African continent.
At the turn of July and August, Łukasiewicz – PIAP instructors completed the training of soldiers from the Togolese Armed Forces as part of the implementation of the PIAP GRYF medium pyrotechnic works contract for the mine-pyrotechnic unit under the Ministry of Defence of the Togolese Republic.
The sample package included:
- mobile robot PIAP GRYF,
- smoothbore rifle grip,
- BENELLI M4 semi-automatic rifle.
The robots purchased are the Warsaw institute’s best-known and proven medium-sized EOD robot design. The devices are already in use in more than a dozen armies and public security services around the world, from South Korea to Indonesia, France, Finland, Nigeria, Lebanon, Senegal, Romania and Italy. In Poland, the design of the PIAP GRYF robot is well-known and used in the Polish Police, Border Guard, State Fire Service and the Special Branch of the Military Police.
– “The Institute is steadily strengthening its position in new markets, belonging to a group of domestic companies that are successful on the international arms market, contributing to development of the Polish economy and strengthening Poland’s position as a significant player in the defence and security sector in terms of advanced technologies,” said Piotr Szynkarczyk, Director of Łukasiewicz Institute – PIAP.
PIAP GRYF is a mobile robot designed to carry out reconnaissance of restricted areas and locations that are hard to access. Loads of up to 15 kg can be picked up using its 6-degree-of-freedom manipulator and the clamping function of the gripper jaws. The robot wheels can be detached to reduce its overall dimensions for tasks carried out in narrow spaces.
Thanks to its drive systems, the robot can negotiate obstacles with slopes of up to 45 degrees. The robot features an excellent manoeuvrability. The light weight makes the robot easy to transport and carry, and its modular design allows additional tooling to be changed quickly and easily.
The latest model of the PIAP GRYF mobile robot is designed to work with a variety of additional equipment, such as pyrotechnic launchers, a mobile X-ray imaging radiography device, an explosives vapour sensor, fibre-optic cable winders and a bus for remote firing of explosive charges, among others.
For more information, write to media@piap.lukasiewicz.gov.pl.
