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TeleRAD John Curreri University of Florida EEL 5666: Intelligent Machine Design Laboratory TeleRAD is a radiation survey robot. The name stands for distance Radiation Absorbed Dose or in other words detecting radiation levels remotely. TeleRAD uses a Geiger counter to detect radiation levels. Currently, TeleRAD will find a low level radiation source while avoiding obstacles. Once the source is found, teleRAD will announce its presence. Wireless transmission and camera is planed in the future. The Black Cat GM-45 Geiger counter is sensitive enough to detect radiation from building construction materials like bricks that contain fly ash (with radium-226). A low level source like Vaseline glass can also be detected. (Vaseline glass can be found in antique shops and is not considered a hazardous radioactive material because it is rated at less than 70 becquerels per gram.)