To develop machines, equipment and systems which protect or replace people in situations where their presence would be either impossible or place them at major risk.

This is the motto, motivation, and mission of telerob a world leading company specializing in EOD-robots and IEDD system solutions. We design, develop, and manufacture a wide range of highly sophisticated systems and devices in the field of homeland security. Our customers are located in more than 60 countries. telerob’s key products are:

• Remote-controlled EOD robots (tEODor and teleMAX)
• CBRNE-robots
• EOD/IEDD service vehicles (TEL600 series)
• Integrated mobile homeland security systems

Our products are developed and manufactured according to the highest quality standards for defense and nuclear industries. We are certified to DIN ISO 9001, acknowledged NATO supplier (NATO Supplier Code: C 5152), and development partner. The QA department of the German Armed Forces confirms our adherence to NATO standard AQAP 2130.

telerob headquarter at Ostfildern, Germany

EOD-Robot tEODor

Sold more than 400 times to 40 countries, this heavy duty EOD-Robot still sets the standard in remote bomb disposal technologies. Unique features such as a programmable six-axis manipulator, additional linear axis, automatic tool exchange, integrated diagnostic system, or parallel operation of up to 5 disruptors makes tEODor the No.1 heavy bomb disposal robot in sales and technology worldwide.

telerob Explosive Ordnance Disposal and observation robot tEODor

EOD-Robot telemax

Following the footsteps of his big brother, telemax is particularly designed for bomb disposal operations in confined spaces. Being able to open overhead lockers inside airplanes, buses, or underground this entirely new EOD-Robot features unique capabilities and unparalleled technologies such as programmable manipulator arm, Tool Centre Point Control, additional linear axis, height adjustable chassis, and many others. Four independently movable tracks allow extraordinary mobility such as climbing over 500 mm obstacles.

Bomb Disposal Robot telemax

telemax – able to defeat IEDs even inside airplanes

EOD/IEDD Service Vehicles

The TEL 600 series are a family of highly sophisticated EOD/IEDD Service Vehicles. They are specially designed for locating, identifying, and disarming explosive and incendiary devices, collecting forensic evidence, and carrying out criminological analyses. The TEL 600 family includes compact “Rapid Response” vehicles, medium sized “Search and Detection” vehicles, and fully equipped EOD/IEDD Service Vehicles up to 30 tons. More than 100 systems being deployed around the world prove the fact that telerob’s TEL 600 family is the world’s No. 1 choice when security becomes a matter of life or death.

The TEL 600 EOD/IEDD service vehicle family

Final integration and test of TEL 600 vehicles at the telerob facility

telerob Gesellschaft für
Fernhantierungstechnik mbH
Vogelsangstr. 8
73760 Ostfildern,
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 711 34102 0
Fax:     +49 (0) 711 34102 555

telerob@telerob.de
www.telerob.de

TeleRob News

Starting from 2010, telerob GmbH’s second successful system will be available with a revolutionary new drive concept.

Four double-coil motors enable the 80-kilo system to travel at speeds of up to 10 kilometres per hour – more than twice the previous speed: an outstanding performance for a remotely controlled, video imagery-guided vehicle.

The new drive – specially developed by telerob - is based on a kind of booster or afterburner. If one coil isn’t enough, a second coil switches on automatically. Harmonious and continuously variable, this transition takes place without interruption, jolts or turbo lag. Thanks to the high-precision gear selection capability integrated into every teIemAx, the high speed version can be controlled with the same precision and sensitivity as their normal-paced brothers.

Anybody who has attempted to manoeuvre down a narrow corridor or between parked cars knows that remote-control systems could definitely be faster, but that human operators face certain limits. telerob is already working today on systems that will help operators perform this task, with a special focus on aides to orientation.

tEODor and teIemax  RECOGNIZE THEIR SURROUNDINGS

Has this ever happened to you? You manoeuvre your EOD robot through the door of a building, turning left into the first hallway. Then, after going down the stairs, you turn right again, passing through another doorway before finally reaching the suspicious object. But just where exactly is the robot located now? How can it find its way back? No matter how many cameras you have on board, these questions are often impossible to answer. The only way to get oriented is to have a plan of the building. telerob is currently testing a system that will enable the system to create its own “blueprint”. At the recent EOD convention, we displayed a prototype of an automatic area scanner for the first time ever. The device generates a real-time map of the robot’s surroundings in order to assist the operator. It provides a good, easy-to-understand overview of the path taken as well as areas that the operator cannot see directly with the camera.

The picture shows the creation of a map of the exhibition and assembly area produced live at the hotel of the EOD convention. In the background, the operator’s camera enabled view is superimposed. On the map, walls and solid obstacles are depicted in black, drivable space is white, unknown terrain is blue, and the path taken is red. In the lower part of the map, for example, a connecting corridor can be clearly seen, even though the robot never entered it. The prototype proved to be a major success at the EOD convention, attracting plenty of attention. Numerous suggestions for getting the most out of the new device will now flow into the series product, which is sure to be on hand at the next EOD convention as a full fledged accessory.

NEW POWER MANAGEMENT

The 2010 telemax features a brand new energy system. It is now the client’s choice whether to use a 17 Ah NiMh battery or two Li-Ion powerpacks with either 19 or 7.6 Ah. The latter also avoids the IATA transport restrictions and can be carried by every simple passenger aircraft. Charging can be done simultaneously being a new intelligent charging device which displays the current battery status and brings them back to work within a short time.

SUPPLIES COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR PROTECTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

If you’re standing still you’re falling back. Mindful of this motto, in recent year telerob has never stopped thinking about new ways of addressing the threat to infrastructure – and developing new products. Take teIemAx, for instance, which we launched only a few years ago. Coming hard on the heels of our highly successful tEODor system, teIemAx is specifically designed to operate in confined spaces such as trains and buses. We are now embarking on a project that represents an entirely new dimension in infrastructure security. For the first time, not only have we incorporated all the systems and equipment required by an EOD team into a single vehicle (the TEL600), we’ve teamed it with a complementary array of mutually reinforcing emergency response vehicles to create an integrated concept for protecting vulnerable public infrastructure such as power plants, hospitals, transport nodes, etc. The project, which we are carrying out on behalf of an Arab client, encompasses no fewer than 14 vehicles, ranging from a fully equipped EOD response vehicle and mobile x-ray systems featuring state-of-the-art back scattering technology to newly developed reconnaissance vehicles for detecting and neutralizing “dirty bombs” – terrorist devices that not only contain explosives but also radioactive, biological, or chemical agents. The project involves a number of special challenges, including the need to network all vehicles. Data from over 30 subsystems is initially transmitted via a relay station to an on-site command vehicle, where it is recorded, analyzed, and transmitted to the stationary operations center. Here, decisions are taken and orders transmitted via the same data link to the special units in their vehicles on the ground. This highly sophisticated system is expected to be fully operational by mid 2011. If it proves to be a success – and we bet it will – telerob plans to apply this innovative approach in other projects too, thus gaining a foothold in the growing market for total solutions in the field of homeland security.

Only satisfied customers come back for more

Canadian Army orders 28 more tEODor systems – Bundeswehr to get another ten vehicles

The Canadian Army is clearly very satisfied with the heavy-duty tEODor bomb disposal robots it has deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2005. Motivated most of all by the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, DND has ordered another 28 systems from telerob. Except for the German Armed Forces, this will make Canada the world’s biggest user of tEODor robots by far, with a total fleet of sixty. The Canadians will take delivery of the systems in the first half of 2010. telerob will also be entering a long-term service contract with the Canadian Armed Forces. This will make sure that these urgently required, life-saving systems remain in a high state of operational readiness, and can be quickly repaired even if damaged by mines, booby traps, or IEDs. When it comes to EOD services in hazardous areas of operation, what’s good enough for the Canadians certainly ought to be good enough for the Germans. And, sure enough, the Bundeswehr has moved to expand its fleet of bomb disposal robots. Once again Germany has opted for the tEODor, ordering another ten vehicles. These were shipped to the Bundeswehr’s depot in Aurich at the end of 2009, bringing its total inventory to 73 systems, one of the largest EOD robot fleets anywhere.

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