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"The U.S. Navy is currently exploring the possibility of deploying assets to provide humanitarian assistance to the government of Japan," Marcia Hart-Wise, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman, told AOL News, in response to a question about the K-MAX, an unmanned helicopter developed by the Lockheed Martin Corp. and Kaman Aerospace Corp. "At this time, no formal decision has been made as to what aid will be provided."
Popular Mechanics earlier this week reported that Lockheed Martin confirmed the K-MAX might be enlisted for disaster relief in Japan. "Even more intriguing, the unmanned helo is being considered for missions to dump water onto the exposed fuel rods at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant," according to the magazine.
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The Navy is considering sending the K-MAX, an unmanned helicopter, to help with cleanup work on the crippled nuclear plant in Japan.
If the K-MAX is deployed, it would not be the first robotic vehicle sent to assist Japan. The Massachusetts-based manufacturer iRobot has reportedly sent some of its robots to Japan to help with cleanup at the nuclear plant. The U.S. military also sent the high-flying Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle to help monitor the nuclear facility damaged by the earthquake and tsunami earlier this month.
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Japan has sent its own robots to help with the cleanup, including the monirobo, a robot that can detect radiation."A monirobo has been on the site as well as tele-operated firefighting robots for several days now. The firefighting robots appear to have been used. I can't tell about the monirobo," writes Robin Murphy, a roboticist at Texas A&M University.
For now, there's no timeline for sending the K-MAX helicopter to Japan. A Lockheed spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
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