The Talon Robot is used in military or in bomb squads when the risk is to high to send a human being into the fight. The talon has many different figurations and it can be used from something like a guard position to a bomb diffuser to a scout.

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The definition of a robots is 1. A mechanical device that sometimes resembles a human and is capable of performing a variety of often complex human tasks on command or by being programmed in advance. 2. A machine or device that operates automatically or by remote control. 3. A person who works mechanically without original thought, especially one who responds automatically to the commands of others.

The talon robot is extremely useful to the military because they can send one in and then not have to risk an American life while searching a field or a building. the price is a little out of a lot of peoples league but the military has so much cash that they can spend it to protect lives.