T-52 Enryu “Rescue Dragon” Robot.

Japanese company tmsuk made this giant rescue robot called T-52 Enryu ("Rescue Dragon"). The giant robot has a bulldozer-like base and a 5-m long arms that can lift cars stuck in the snow.

In the tests, which began on February 1, T-52 Enryu showed off its avalanche prevention skills by removing accumulated snow from the edge of a cliff. The robot also demonstrated its ability to extract a car buried under a bank of snow. Remote control operation is being tested at avalanche sites, where extreme caution is required to prevent secondary avalanches.

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