ITS students create robot tanks for the Army

ITS students create robot tanks for the Army

Students 10 November Institute of Technology (ITS), Bachtiar Dumais Laksana (23) apparently did not want to stay silent if Indonesia was lagging behind in the field of technology, especially defense and security. For that reason also, along Adhitya Whisnu Primary and Muhammad Iqbal made a mini tactical unmanned vehicle first.

Tank robot controlled via remote control is designed, assembled and produced by three. The products have not been manufactured, still a prototype. These tanks are named War-V1.

Tank robot War-V1

To support its activities, they founded his own company, named BDL-Tech. The product has been ogled by the Military Command Military Command VI / Mulawarman Balikpapan, as well as Cavalry Battalion 8th Infantry Division 2 Kostrad in Bandung.

"My own directors, three of them, the work already take more than a year, approximately 13 months. Complete with design, mechanical design and control electronic. We did happen from the beginning willing to arrange company engaged in the field of defense and education," explained Bachtiar time talking with merdeka.com, Monday (1/2) yesterday.

Making the robot tank hobby stems from three in the military, with a background in electrical engineering graduate from the vocational school, they start trying to realize his dream. Homemade tank designs and models are from the robots used by the Japanese military.

"Then we try, itungannya desperate. I asked to Calvary Battalion until the military command, which gave a positive response Mulawarman Military Command and Battalion Cavalry 8. So then with the existing concept, the vehicle I myself wanted to work as a back up, in the field as a sweeper or a sweeper, after the entry infantry capable of backing up in this unit. Hence, ranging from weapons systems we adjust to the destination application, "he explained.

In the manufacturing process, Bachtiar and two colleagues have not received funding from any party, including the government. As a result of the purchase of components and other support tools are still using private capital.

"It's still private capital, I still follow a parent, have not graduated from college. This includes the establishment of a CV and all sorts," he continued.

Because they use their own funds, they had difficulty installing components more adequate. Therefore, all the necessary components to be imported from China at a price of tens of millions of rupiah, that's not even including import duties.

"We're all in the field of electro-discipline mechanical moving, we learn self-taught, so the design time to learn from scratch. So there is still a hand drawing from 2014," he recalled.

Even so, bachtiar already revealed there are some who want to sponsor a homemade tank. These tanks will also be equipped to complete the thesis.

"Here are some parts I opt for the title of the thesis, if the plan passes Kemenhan No disbursement of funds, from the defense minister may drop in to Higher Education," he concluded. (Independent)