San Joaquin Co.’s new robot aids in removing cars from delta
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office launched its new underwater drone robot Tuesday to start finding and removing more cars from the delta. In July, ABC10 told you about underwater junkyards, where cars were dumped across the delta, and what the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office was doing to remove them, solve crimes and bring closure to the families of missing people. Three months later, the new technology is helping the sheriff’s office keep their commitment to the community. It’s an underwater robot is called SARS, or Search and Rescue. It’s controlled by an X-box controller, with buttons specially programed to the robot, which was described as an underwater drone.