Robotics Trends

InRob Tech and Frontline Robotics Discuss Collaboration on Robotics Defense Projects InRob Tech Ltd. ("InRob") , today announced that it has summarized preliminary principles of collaboration with Frontline Robotics, a Canadian company that specializes in the development of systems and technologies for robot platforms. This collaboration will include marketing and joint bidding on defense-related robotics projects.

Frontline Robotics (http://www.frontline-robotics.com ) develops systems and technologies for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) that focus on perimeter security and public safety. The company develops and delivers a range of mobile robotic solutions for homeland security that are built around its core technology, the Robot Open Control(TM) (The ROC(TM)), a robot operating system…
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Taking Soldiers Out of Harm’s Way Over the past three years, thousands of American soldiers in Iraq have been horribly injured or killed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The explosives, placed near or buried under roadways and often detonated by remote control, frequently target U.S. military vehicles and convoys — often with deadly success.

At Florida State University, one researcher is working on new technologies that could reduce the carnage. Emmanuel G. Collins, the John H. Seely Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Florida A&M University-FSU College of Engineering, envisions the creation of an unmanned ground vehicle that could patrol large areas without putting…
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Evolution Robotics Joins RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., today announced that Evolution Robotics has joined the inaugural RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition, the international technical design and development event for mobile robotics and intelligent systems industry, as a Gold Sponsor. The company will also host a ‘robotics breakfast’ on October 25, 2007. The RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition will be held at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on October 25-26, 2007.

According to Dan Kara, conference chairman and President of Robotics Trends, “We are delighted that Evolution Robotics has joined the RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition as…
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Lockheed Martin Reaches Major Milestone for the MULE Robotic Vehicle Engineering Evaluation Unit The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment (MULE) robotic vehicle’s Engineering Evaluation Unit (EEU) recently reached a major milestone in demonstrating autonomous navigation over complex obstacles, such as steps and gaps.  MULE lockheed martin robotThe EEU autonomously climbed a 30-inch step and bridged a 70-inch gap without operator intervention, using only parametric descriptions of the obstacles and the vehicle’s self-awareness. This capability exceeds the performance of other high-mobility vehicles, such as the HMMWV. Although a smaller vehicle, the MULE is able to address complex obstacles, such the ones used for the demonstration at a testing facility, by employing…
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Autonomous Solutions Awarded Contract to Develop an Immersive UI Autonomous Solutions, Inc., (ASI), a designer and manufacturer of unmanned vehicle systems, software, and components for industrial and military clients, announced it has been awarded a two-year development contract from the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV) in Indian Head, MD, to develop an advanced 3D visualization and tactile feedback system that will improve the ability of EOD technicians to use robotic manipulators when handling and manipulating suspicious objects in the field. NAVEODTECHDIV is the Joint Service activity supporting all armed services for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).

The system will be deployable on both the next generation…
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Send in the Robots: Robot Teams Handle Hazardous Jobs Searching buildings for weapons of mass destruction and supply routes for improvised bombs are extremely dangerous but important jobs. That’s why Scott DeLoach is working to create robots and robot teams to handle these and other tasks. DeLoach, associate professor of computing and information sciences at Kansas State University, has received a $219,140 grant for “Test-bed for Intelligent, Mobile Sensors” from the Department of Defense. The funding will support DeLoach’s projects on intelligent sensor networks, with equipment including robots, sensors, laptops and servers.
“The equipment will significantly enhance the quality of projects by providing a flexible infrastructure to…
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Alion Builds and Demonstrates Robotic ‘’Mule’’ for Battlefield Use Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, has designed, developed and successfully demonstrated an autonomous robotic vehicle with the capability to carry over 1,000 pounds of combat and medical gear across the battlefield.

Under an $850,000 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) product contract, Alion’s Micro Analysis & Design (MA&D) Operation provided program management, system design, development, human systems integration and test and evaluation functions for the self-mobile trailer (SMT). The vehicle, which can travel at a speed of up to 28 mph, features a hybrid electric design, enabling it to enter danger zones silently. It also…
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Foster-Miller’s Contract for TALON Robots and Spares Increased to $150 million Wholly owned QinetiQ subsidiary Foster-Miller Inc, announced today that its IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) contract from the Robotic Systems Joint Program Office administered by the Naval Air Warfare Training Systems Division (NAVAIR) has been increased from $63.9 million to $150 million to accommodate the purchase of additional TALON® robots and replacement parts for service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Military personnel at the Joint Robotic Repair and Fielding Activity (JRFF) ‘Robot Hospitals’ in Iraq are repairing more than 400 robots a week from bomb damage to put them back into service remotely neutralising improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Soldiers,…
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Claude Bolton To Keynote at RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., today announced that Claude Bolton, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Department of the Army, will deliver the opening keynote address at the fourth annual RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition. RoboBusiness 2007, the international business development event for the mobile robotics and intelligent systems industry. The events takes place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA on May 15-16, 2007. The event website is http://www.roboevent.com.

According to Dan Kara, conference chairman and President of Robotics Trends, “We are very pleased that Claude Bolton could take…
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Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chairperson, G.I.T., To Keynote at RoboBusiness 2007 Conference Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., announced today that Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics and Director, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will deliver a keynote address on May 15, 2007 at the fourth annual RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition. RoboBusiness 2007, taking place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA on May 15-16, is the international business development event for the mobile robotics and intelligent systems industry. The event website is http://www.roboevent.com. The RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition will be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA on…
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