Description from original post (created 2016-05-10 10:07):
"If you have a few spare hours, I'd love to share the details of how this device is a masterpiece of design. Quadruple independent gear boxes enabling zero to twenty in under four seconds, ten kilometers of internal wiring, eleven hundred expertly machined hand-assembled components, flawless control at over 300 meters... But all my team needs to know is, 'Does it do the job, or doesn't it?' And let me tell you right now - it does the job."
— Twitch
Name
Emmanuelle PichonOrganization
GIGN
Attacker
Nationality
FrenchBirthplace
Nancy, FranceDate of birth
October 12, 1988Pichon grew up in a family that valued education, particularly math and science. Early participation in sponsored computer programming competitions led to her joining the army cadets at sixteen.
Demonstrating an affinity for complex robotic systems and mechanical processes, due to early exposure to analytical problem solving,
Pichon believes that technology should best be used to improve the quality of life. Being intuitive and empathetic, her beliefs are what ultimately motivate her in her military service.
In 2008 at 20 years old, she became the youngest operative to ever be accepted into the GIGN.