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Fifth-Graders 'Amazed' By Westchester County Police Hazmat Robot Fifth-Graders 'Amazed' By Westchester County Police Hazmat Robot
Fifth-Graders 'Amazed' By Westchester County Police Hazmat Robot Westchester County Police “wowed” fifth-graders in Irvington, showcasing some of the technology used to battle crime in the region. Aa a culmination to their “Project Lead the Way” program, fifth-grade students at the Main Street School welcomed Westchester County Police Det. Thomas Barker, who brought the department’s 500-pound Hazardous Devices Unit robot to the school this month to demonstrate how the machine helps investigators utilize the device in the field. According to technology teacher Gwenn Carney, “the visit made robotics seem real to the students. They were able to make connect…

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by Zak Failla