China's new counter-terrorist robot is drawing the crowds at the ongoing Second Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo in the northeastern province of Jilin.

The robot, named Linxi-H, is the latest counter-terrorist model from the Shenyang Institute of Automation, which is attached to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Looking like a cross between a tank and a crane, the 200-kilogram robot will be chiefly used to detect and diffuse bombs.

Bai Haicheng, a researcher at the institute, said Linxi-H is the third generation of counter-terrorist robot to be made by the institute as is the most advanced in China.

The robot is able to move freely and make tight turns on different road surfaces. It can walk easily on slopes with an incline of less than 40 degrees and cross barriers which are less than 40 centimeters high.

Bai said the arm of the robot can grasp an object as heavy as five kilograms and when the arm is fully stretched, the 80-centimeter robot can stretch to about 140 centimeters above its head.

Source: Xinhua