Snail Aid urn:uuid:acf4aa20-7a2b-9501-27b9-39f8db1de9db 2012-02-22T09:58:43+01:00 Snail Aid LOCOSTRA on Repubblica urn:uuid:6e938602-abbd-5107-4d7c-68cca0e60719 2012-02-22T09:51:47+01:00 We are very happy because the news about LOCOSTRA is spreading!!

Today there is a set of pictures with comments on the Italian newspaper Repubblica.

You can see it online here:

Have a nice day

 

]]> LOCOSTRA on air urn:uuid:2714c39e-619f-20e7-58ab-59fc4f01f469 2012-02-20T16:37:05+01:00 We have just came to know that a famous Italian radio program called Caterpillar (radio2) is going to interview Gianni from PIERRE Trattori about LOCOSTRA project. Today at 18.40 approximately.

Here is the podcast

]]> LOCOSTRA event urn:uuid:2bfacc30-97a8-80f3-114e-bb1aa4520edf 2012-02-13T18:07:07+01:00

We are very happy to participate to an event on LOCOSTRA organized by the Municipality of Silvano D'Orba the town where PIERRE Trattori is based.

The event will take place on the 25th of February 2012 at 15.00.

Everybody who is curious about the project is welcome!

Click here for the invitation and here for the poster

]]> New page with Videos of LOCOSTRA at work urn:uuid:e9ada921-71e5-5ef0-3d5a-c93ddbb3b3c1 2011-12-16T15:42:19+01:00 We have added a new page on LOCOSTRA section with videos of the machine at work.

]]> Thanks a million to Visot and Ratha for helping with the LOCOSTRA booth!! urn:uuid:5c010cda-b883-aa0e-2923-102d358c62ea 2011-12-13T11:02:56+01:00 Snail Aid is very grateful to Mr. Visot and Mr. Ratha for their precious help at LOCOSTRA booth during the 11MSP in Cambodia. We hope to see you again soon!

 

]]> Toward the 11th MSP to the Mine Ban Treaty urn:uuid:0f9241f1-b1c9-6e99-f897-0e33b78ed445 2011-11-07T17:36:40+01:00 Snail Aid will be present at the 11th Meeting of State Parties (MSP) to the Mine Ban Treaty in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, between the 28th of November and the 2nd of December 2011, promoting LOCOSTRA at the side event "Mine Action Partnership in Action" on behalf also of the University of Genova and PIERRE Trattori.

Unfortunately, time was too short to organise the transportation of LOCOSTRA machine in the country, but videos showing LOCOSTRA new features will be available. A range of new features is under development including automatic switch between the central and frontal steering systems, remote control by laptop, remote video system allowing the machine to be driven in thick vegetation more easily, ...

Thanks a million to Michal Przybylko for the excellent work he has done during his thesis.

]]> Michal graduated from his European Master in Robotics with a thesis on LOCOSTRA urn:uuid:96465af2-b786-ab0e-b42f-5ae910163cbd 2011-11-07T15:31:02+01:00

We are very happy to congratulate with Michal Przybylko for having succesfully achieved the European Master in Robotics at the University of Genova with a thesis on the improvement of LOCOSTRA remote control system.

Thanks a million to Michal for the excellent work he has done.

 

]]> Possible use of LOCOSTRA in SE Asia urn:uuid:d1029960-a916-f2d8-60b7-e2123ff03c7f 2011-08-25T14:12:25+02:00

Emanuela is back from 6 weeks in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. During this time she had the chance to visit several mine action entities (mine action centres and NGOs) interested in buying LOCOSTRA.

Due to the overall presence of very thick vegetation, the prime use of LOCOSTRA would be in area preparation by vegetation cutting.

Thanks to LOCOSTRA agility (radious of curvature < 3m, achieved by double steering system) and FAE mulcher cutting capacities (grinding up to 200mm diameter trunks), LOCOSTRA plus FAE mulcher could be efficiently employed to selectively cut the vegetation before demining takes place, avoiding big trees protected by national law. Moreover, thanks to the low cost of deploying the machine (for short distances can be driven on board) and for running the machine (fuell consumption of 14 l/h when achieving a clearing rate of 1500m2/h), vegetation removal could be done on a large scale helping saving preciou ... Read More]]>

 Paper on blast resistant wheels on the Journal of Mine Action urn:uuid:00b87c23-d905-be40-20c8-8d08cda062fa 2011-08-02T04:40:05+02:00

The paper on blast resistant wheels test is finally online on the Journal of Mine Action.

Unfortunately, the printed edition contains some mistakes, so please refer to the online version only, which has been corrected.

The paper can be read online here

]]> Disarmadillo first tests urn:uuid:86c93e03-8ff5-49a3-66e1-447bdb162357 2011-06-29T15:43:11+02:00 We are happy to present the work done at Odero technical school in Genova on DISARMADILLO machine in two videos on the report page. We work keeps on going...

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