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Posted Mar 28, 2008 at 04:28AM by David T. Listed in: Gadgets, Science Tags: Wiimote, U.S. Army, David Bruemmer, Douglas Few
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The Nintendo Wiimote - Image 1How would you like to use your Wiimote to defuse bombs? Well, it won't exactly be you doing the defusing - a robot by the name of Packbot will be doing the actual work. All you need to do is control it, as the US Army is doing. This innovative idea actually came from a couple of engineers who modified the Wiimote for the US Army's use.

For more motion-sensing bomb disposal news, turn to the full article after the jump.

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