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12/14/05 — InRob Ltd., a leader in the development and production of advanced wireless control systems and integrated solutions for unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), announced that it has completed the development of a remote control system for Caterpillar D9 bulldozers. This system has been under development for more than one year and…
10/24/05 — Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) August 18, 2005—SENTEL Corp., a premier engineering and software company, has hired retired Air Force Reserve Col. Janice Manijak Morrow – the 2004 AUVSI Al Aube Outstanding Contributor Award recipient and a Legion of Merit honoree – as its director of strategic initiatives. Morrow received the Association…
10/24/05 — Phoenixville, PA - VideoRay LLC announced today that it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in conjunction with its recent General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule award. The agreement expires in September, 2010, and involved a VideoRay Port Security configuration that has…
06/30/05 — The National Center for Defense Robotics (NCDR), an initiative of The Technology Collaborative, today announced that it was awarded a task order under its U.S. Government Prime Contract #N00164-05-D-6647 with the United States Navy at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana to produce two Dragon unner robots for…
05/25/05 — The requirement for widely adopted standards for engineering and other disciplines, based on the strong link between standards and competitiveness, is undeniable. The benefits of standards are so universally accepted that many organizations see standardization as a strategic imperative and have dedicated Standardization Management teams in place to develop standards…
12/31/04 — Just like in the movies, robots are about to start packing heat. In 2005 the U.S. will begin deploying war-fighting SWORDS robots, made by Foster-Miller in Waltham, Mass. The machines, which resemble miniature battle tanks, will come armed with .50-caliber machine guns or rocket launchers. Radio-controlled by a human operator…
12/31/04 — Deakin University engineering student Zoran Najdovski did not want to make “just another robot”. No science fiction—he wanted to create something useful. The result is a cost-effective, robotic mine detector. The device has piqued the interest of the Australian Army, which will visit Deakin early next year to inspect it.…
12/09/04 — South Korea has deployed two robots capable of area surveillance and combat, the Ministry of National Defence said Wednesday 8 December . The robots, named Aegis, were developed by a South Korean company and are equipped with small surveillance cameras and South Korean-made K-2 rifles, according to ministry officials. The…
12/06/04 — Forget the Terminator. The killer robot of the 21st century will be the illegitimate child of a vacuum cleaner and a John Deere tractor. It does not wear sunglasses. And it is as likely to save your life as blow your brains out. Meet the R-Gator, an unmanned, six-wheeled vehicle…
11/15/04 — The current shipment brings the number of TALON™ robots performing EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) work in Iraq and Afghanistan to more than 100 robots. “Foster-Miller remains committed to providing our troops with the best possible equipment in the shortest possible time,” said Dr. William Ribich, president and CEO. “Every robot…
11/01/04 — A patrol of American soldiers is under attack from mortars and rocket fire. They call for help from an aircraft circling high above. The pilot points a laser at a flat-bed truck from where the mortar fire is coming, and seconds later a Hellfire missile streaks down from the sky,…
10/28/04 — WASHINGTON, D.C.—AUSA ANNUAL MEETING Booth 2543, Oct. 25, 2004—Today iRobot and John Deere unveiled the Military R-GatorTM, an intelligent unmanned ground vehicle that will use off-the-shelf technology to autonomously perform dangerous and taxing missions. Until now, autonomous ground vehicles have been developed and built using custom technology on an individual…
09/19/04 — TIAX LLC, a leading collaborative product and technology development firm, today announced it has completed the second phase of a project to develop an advanced power source for a prototype military exoskeleton. The contract was awarded to TIAX in 2001 and supports the exoskeleton program under the U.S. Department of…
09/19/04 — Robot developer tmsuk Co. and TCM Corp. (TSE:6374) have jointly created a robot that can patrol a plant and transmit video and audio data through a third-generation cell phone. The developers built the robot by outfitting an automated guided vehicle with a camera and other equipment. The robot, which tmsuk…
09/12/04 — Carnegie Mellon University’s Red Team took possession of a shiny new H1 Hummer yesterday and immediately began considering what they could strip off the hulking sport utility vehicle, beginning with its name. “Whatever it was when it came through the door, it’s not an H1 anymore,” declared William “Red” Whittaker,…
09/09/04 — The acquisition is designed to increase Foster-Miller’s already rapid growth in commercial and defense markets. The company will continue current operations and expects that the new ownership will lead to a 15% increase in employment over the next year at the company’s Waltham campus. Foster-Miller will maintain its name and…
09/09/04 — British science and technology development company QinetiQ Ltd. — the model for the British hi-tech and spy gadgetry service in the James Bond movies — said Wednesday, Sept. 8, it has agreed to buy Waltham, Mass.-based robot and armor maker Foster-Miller Inc. for $163 million. QinetiQ, formerly part of the…
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