FOD RUNNER

Automated robotic system for identifying and removing foreign object and debris from airport runways comprising a mobile robot with a transceiver and towing a collecting mat for collecting debris, computer hardware storing the identity and the physical location of the hard surfaces, known obstacles and the boundaries of the airfield, and downloadable software for calculating a most efficient route; apparatus for identifying and removing foreign object and debris from airport runways comprising a mobile robot with a transceiver and towing a collecting mat for collecting debris, and downloadable software for calculating a most efficient route