Edina's ReconRobotics wins military contract
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EDINA, Minn. (AP) - An Edina company has been awarded a military contract to build miniature robots.
ReconRobotics has military orders, worth nearly $6 million, to build the mini robots that can perform surveillance in areas that are considered too dangerous for troops, like inspecting a potential explosive device.
The small robots weigh just over a pound, can be deployed in five seconds and can be thrown up to 120 feet.
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