RATS research may teach rodents to detect explosives
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 15:00
in Mathematics & Economics
The African giant pouched rat is socialized and readily handled. A rat may never be man's best friend, but the Rugged Automated Training System (R.A.T.S.) research sponsored by scientists with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, in collaboration with engineers at West Point and the Counter Explosives Hazards Center, will determine if and how these animals can be trained to save Soldiers' lives.