BEAR
n.— «A remote-controlled robot that will rescue injured or abducted soldiers, without putting the lives of their comrades at risk, is being developed for the US army. The 1.8-metre-tall Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (Bear) will be able to travel over bumpy terrain and squeeze through doorways while carrying an injured soldier in its arms.» —“Battlefield ‘Bear’ robot to rescue fallen soldiers” by Dawn Stover New Scientist June 6, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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