Security & Defense Robotics

Design and Development

Feature Articles

Meeting the Increased Demand for Military Robots:  An Interview With Foster -Miller’s Bob Quinn

What’s next for military unmanned ground vehicles?  According to Bob Quinn, General Manager, TALON Operations, Foster-Miller, a variety of form factors, increased autonomy and a single point of control for multiple robots.  Oh, and one other thing - there will be many, many more of them.

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Military and Commercial MicroUAV Efforts Picking Up Worldwide

Like their big brother counterparts, unmanned aerial vehicles, Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or MicroUAVs, are expanding into many different markets.  Both MicroUAV research efforts and deployments are increasing. - by John P. Desmond

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National Instruments

Opinions

Don’t Send a Man to Do a Machine’s Job

Military robots can save lives and perform other valuable functions.  However, optimal performance and usage requires that new systems on line much faster and be much lower in cost. - by Brian Hart

Vendor Spotlight

Rockwell Collins to Acquire Athena Technologies, Inc. to Strengthen UAV Capabilities

Athena Technologies, 10-year-old technology company which sells guidance control and navigation systems for unmanned aircraft, as agreed to be acquired by Rockwell Collins, a producer of aviation electronics.