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07/28/08 — Dassault Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), announced today that Variation Reduction Solutions, Inc. (VRSI) has selected DELMIA robotics solution for use in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Guided Robots and Robotic Applications in Confined Spaces project. VRSI has received an AFRL…
07/25/08 — Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., today announced that Microsoft has joined the 2nd annual RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition as the event’s Founding Sponsor. RoboDevelopment, the international technical design and development event for personal, service and mobile robotics industry (http://www.robodevelopment.com), will be held November 18-19, 2008 at the…
06/02/08 — The Robotic Systems Joint Program Office is providing QinetiQ North America with a $400M follow-on to an original $150M indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity award for Talon robots and parts. QinetiQ today announced that QinetiQ North America’s Technology Solutions Group has been awarded a new $400 million IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite…
06/02/08 — As attested by the ScanEagle’s 50,000 combat flight hour milestone, UAVs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, continue to prove their worth. The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft (UA), a joint effort of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Insitu Inc., this month logged a pair of service milestones as it surpassed 50,000 combat flight…
05/27/08 — iRobot has received two separate orders for robots, parts and kits from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) announced it received orders under two separate contracts from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO…
05/20/08 — Dear Robotics Professional, Here is your opportunity to present at the world’s leading technical design and development event for commercial class personal, service and mobile robots and robotic technology… ROBODEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION The International Design and Development Event for the Personal, Service and Mobile Robotics Industry November 18-19, 2008…
04/22/08 — 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. Foster-Miller, a QinetiQ North…
03/17/08 — 3D imaging company Technest Holdings has been awarded Phase I SBIR grant from the US Air Force to develop a low-power, small sized, day/night sensor named ‘SpectralBird’. Because of its small size and low power requirements, the SpectralBird technology is expected to find use in small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)…
03/14/08 — Noel Sharkey, a robotics expert at the University of Sheffield issued a issue stark warning during a keynote address to the Royal United Services Institute concerning the threat posed to humanity by new robot weapons being developed by powers worldwide. According to Sharkey, dropping prices and increasing sophistication of military…
03/10/08 — 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. Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) today announced its intent to acquire Athena Technologies, Inc., a privately held company that develops and provides…
03/06/08 — Bluefin Robotics, a leading Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) manufacturer, has announced that the Naval Sea Systems Command, Indian Head Division has exercised an option in a previously awarded contract for the Bluefin-9 series AUV. With a potential value of $29 million, the contract outlines procurement of AUV systems, support equipment,…
02/26/08 — The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Robotic Systems an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a total potential value of $40 million for production of the robotic Mobile Detection and Assessment and Response System (MDARS). General Dynamics Robotic Systems is a part of General Dynamics Land Systems (Sterling Heights, Mich.),…
02/26/08 — New Application Significantly Extends Communications Distances Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, is providing its JTRS-approved Falcon III® AN/PRC-152(C) handheld radios to the U.S. Army to extend the communications capabilities of soldiers serving in mountainous and urban environments. The Army is installing Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) radios…
AeroVironment Awarded $45.8 Million Contract Option for Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Su
02/21/08 — AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leader in unmanned aircraft systems and efficient electric energy systems, announced that the U.S. Army has ordered additional RQ-11B (Raven) small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated services by the exercise of an option under an existing contract. Each Raven system typically consists of…
02/21/08 — Lockheed Martin Corporation has acquired PercepTek, Inc., a Colorado-based provider of advanced autonomous software technologies. Terms of the transaction, which will not have a material impact on the Corporation, were not disclosed. PercepTek is a privately owned company that has developed software solutions for autonomous navigation for unmanned ground vehicles,…
01/30/08 — RE2, Inc., a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, announced today that it has hired Dr. Patrick Rowe as the Vice President of Research and Development. In this role, Dr. Rowe is responsible for overseeing the technical direction of RE2’s robotics research and development projects, generating new business opportunities,…
01/14/08 — By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service A new Defense Department report reflects military needs and goals in acquiring improved unmanned systems during the decades ahead, a senior official told Pentagon reporters. Titled, “Unmanned Systems Roadmap: 2007-2032,” the report looks at how the U.S. military should proceed in developing,…
12/13/07 — Technest Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: TCNH), a world-class 3D imaging company transforming state-of-the-art technology into real world products, announced that it has received a second-year grant of $356,000 for an SBIR Phase II program to continue developing its SmartMTI multiple target tracking system with real-time capabilities for the United States Army…
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