Overcoming severe radio attenuation caused by steel-reinforced concrete in subterranean collapses.
The robot dispenses ultra-thin, high-strength micro-optical fiber from an onboard internal spool as it crawls, sustaining 10 Gbps video and telemetry across 1,000 meters of twisted debris.
When operating untethered, the robot autonomously ejects wireless repeaters every 30 meters or whenever link quality approaches threshold limits, maintaining a continuous wireless chain back to command.