Wheelbarrow (robot)

A wheelbarrow remotely controlled bomb disposal tool.
The wheelbarrow in use on the streets of Northern Ireland, 1978

The Wheelbarrow is a remotely controlled robot designed in 1972 for use by British Army bomb disposal teams operating in Northern Ireland (321 EOD), mainland Britain (11 EOD Regiment) and Iraq. Over 400 have been destroyed in operation, possibly saving the lives of their human counterparts.

The Wheelbarrow was withdrawn from British Army service in 2019, and replaced by the Harris T7 UGV.[1]

  1. ^ Victor, Nancy (2019-01-02). "Harris delivers four advanced bomb disposal robots to British Army". Army Technology. Retrieved 2023-10-03.