Laser drill

From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference

A laser drill is an excavation tool used in terraforming and mining. Large versions incorporate an operating console and a laser, usually positioned behind.

During a terraforming operation on Velara III in 2364, the laser drill killed the hydraulics engineer, Arthur Malencon, and almost destroyed Lieutenant Commander Data when he was investigating Arthur's murder. It was found that the drill was being controlled by the microbrains. (TNG: "Home Soil")

Neelix brought a portable laser drill with him on a mission to mine gallicite on the Sakari planet in 2373. (VOY: "Blood Fever")

[edit] See also

• Phaser drill

Laser technology
Tools: autosuture • bone-knitting laser • laser beacon • laser cannon • laser drill • laser scalpel • laser scanner • laser torch • laser welder • microscope laser • miniature laser • nanopulse laser • tri-laser connector
Weapons: Artonian laser • laser cannon • laser detonator • laser pistol • pulse laser • x-ray laser
Other: laser fusion initiator • laser micrometer • LIDAR • optic nerve laser welding