The Mini-Andros is used by bomb squads across the country to locate and dispose of bombs. Its movable arm can lift objects weighing up to 15 pounds and place them in bomb-proof boxes. Detachable accessories let the Mini-Andros to break windows, see in the dark, and to defuse or detonate bombs directly, either by blasting them with water, firing at them with a shotgun, or placing other smaller bombs nearby. People keep finding new uses for robots. They solder tiny wires to semiconductor chips.
Robots also make and package drugs, textiles, and foods.
Certain dangerous jobs are best done by robots. Robug III is a spider-like robot designed to explore areas with extreme radiation that would kill a human. The need for a robot like Robug III was made clear during the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident in 1986. An explosion and fire released dangerous radioactive material into the air, making rescue and containment work nearly impossible.