8th District Congressman was Joined By Humanistic Robotics to Announce Their Arrival in Bucks County, Plans to Create Brand New Jobs and a Product That Could Save Lives

(Bristol, PA) – Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8th District) welcomed a company with a life-saving mission and brand new jobs to Bristol, Bucks County. Rep. Murphy fought for and secured $2 million for this project over the last two years. Thanks to the federal funding secured by Murphy, Humanistic Robotics moved their operation from Philadelphia to Bristol and will be creating more than a dozen jobs at their new facility. Humanistic Robotics is working on developing a versatile and cost-effective landmine clearing device that is easy to transport, safer to use than current devices and could save the lives of soldiers and civilians across the world. Current mine-clearing techniques are slow, labor-intensive, dangerous, expensive and difficult to transport to remote areas where mines exist. Humanistic Robotics Specialized Compact Automated Mechanical Clearance Platform is a new method that is smaller, lighter, more affordable and more effective. It will reduce the risk of debilitating injuries and clear access to blocked agriculture and infrastructure opportunities in over 60 countries. Today’s event featured prototypes and demonstrations of their products.

“I am proud to welcome Humanistic Robotics to Bucks County and partner with them as they create over a dozen brand new jobs and a product that could save the lives of American soldiers and civilians around the world,” said Congressman Patrick Murphy. “We are at a critical moment in our nation, but if we continue to work together, we will emerge from these dark economic times stronger – and thanks to Humanistic Robotics – safer too.”

“There are tens of millions of mines in the ground, and tens of thousands of casualties every year affecting over 60 developing countries and the American soldiers that encounter mines in the field. We have been really impressed with Congressman Patrick Murphy's experience with the landmine problem when he served in Bosnia and Iraq, as well as his commitment to adding jobs to the Bucks County economy. We're thrilled to have Patrick Murphy's support, and excited to be in Bucks County,” said Samuel Reeves, Co-Founder of Humanistic Robotics.

For Immediate Release, February 17, 2009
Contact: Adam Abrams, (202) 225-4276