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Council notes $4.45 million remote-controlled bomb robot purchase funded mostly by port security grant
2258693 · February 11, 2025
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Summary
City staff said the purchase of an untethered bomb-disposal robot will be paid primarily with a port security grant; the new unit replaces obsolete equipment and will be housed at the Port but deployable citywide.
Mobile City Council members were briefed at the Feb. 11 pre-meeting on a purchase order for a remote-controlled ground robot for bomb-disposal work, with the city saying most of the cost comes from a previously approved port security grant.
City staff described the new robot as an untethered unit that will replace the department's current…
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