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02/09/11 — The U.S. Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft, built by Northrup Grumman Corp. (NOC) successfully completed its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), Calif., February 4th. Conducted by a U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman test team, the flight took off at 2:09 p.m. PST and lasted…
01/12/11 — AeroVironment Inc.’s Global Observer unmanned aircraft system has successfully completed its historic first flight powered by the aircraft’s hydrogen-fueled propulsion system at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in California. This milestone marks the beginning of high-altitude, long-endurance flight testing for the demonstration and operational utility phase of the Joint…
12/22/10 — Euro Hawk has successfully proved its long-endurance capability with a 30.3-hour flight over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Built by Northrop Grumman and EADS Deutschland, operating through Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, the high-flying UAS took off December 1, 2010 at 4:47 p.m. PST and landed…
12/21/10 — Fire-X, a vertical unmanned air system (VUAS) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation and Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, completed its first fully autonomous flight December 10,2010 at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., less than one year after development began. “The speed which Fire-X was developed shows that a low-risk, fast-track…
12/17/10 — Recent technological advances have enabled the Army to protect its most valuable asset, the lives of its soldiers. The M1 Abrams Panther II is a 43-ton remote-controlled vehicle designed to help clear minefields. A specially modified M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank stripped of its turret and installed with Omnitech’s…
11/01/10 — Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is introducing the newest member of its MiniPOP (plug-in optronic payload) family: the Ultralight MiniPOP. The new lightweight MiniPOP payload is manufactured using lightweight metals, including magnesium and titanium. The MiniPOP is designed to be used by small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which demand long…
10/15/10 — The Boeing Company is preparing to offer a solution based on the world record-setting A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft in response to the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command’s Request for Proposal (RFP) for Cargo Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Services. The RFP calls for government-owned, contractor-operated UAS services for the U.S.…
08/30/10 — Black-I Robotics is developing a series of robotic arms for its multi-payload LandShark base. Through a recent collaboration agreement, Energid Technologies will be providing control and simulation for these arms with its Actin software toolkit and grasping algorithms. Black-I’s heavy-lift arms, when coupled with Energid’s control software, will offer…
08/23/10 — Goodrich’s smallest SWaP (size, weight and power) shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera for unmanned vehicles provides warfighters new capabilities. Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has introduced the smallest SWaP (size, weight and power) shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera for unmanned vehicles. The camera weighs less than four and a half ounces and has…
07/21/10 — The soldier’s burden on the battlefield could be eased thanks to a new semi-autonomous, Multi-Operated All-Terrain Vehicle (MOATV) being developed by BAE Systems. BAE Systems’ Multi-Operated All-Terrain Vehicle (MOATV) has a range of sophisticated features is designed to reduce the burden on the dismounted solder. As well as being driven…
07/09/10 — QinetiQ is supplying its proven Talon robots to the UK Ministry of Defense for route proving and clearance, under the British Army’s Talisman program. Deployed since April 2010 in Afghanistan, but only just announced, Talisman is the Army’s latest weapon to help counter the threat posed by Improvised Explosive Devices…
06/30/10 — Access to online exhibit hall, resource center, keynote addresses and feature presentations available at no charge. Event focused on autonomy, mobility and navigation in robotic systems. Robotics Trends announced that access to the inaugural event in the Robotics Summit Virtual Conference and Exposition Series, Autonomy, Navigation, and Mobility Solutions, is…
06/22/10 — RE2 and partner Stealth Composites awarded a contract from the Robotics Technology Consortium to develop new classes of end-effectors for the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic Systems program. RE2, Inc., a developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, announced that it has been awarded a research and development contract with the…
06/17/10 — The ground control station display array system meets MIL-STD 1472F human factors guidelines and accommodates the 5th to 95th percentile of male and female flyers to provide an expansive window on the action. Forging a better connection between human and machine has long been the inspiration for internationally acclaimed industrial…
06/09/10 — GDRS and eight academic and business partners win $63M award for robotics research. A General Dynamics Robotics Systems-led consortium of eight academic and corporate leaders in robotic technologies has been awarded a $63 million five-year research agreement by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to create the technical foundation supporting development…
06/04/10 — CTC partners with iRobot, Toycen Corporation, Indiana University and others to conduct research and development (R&D) of ground robotic systems and ancillary subsystems and software. Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) has been awarded a competitively bid contract by Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane (NSWC Crane) to develop ground robotic technology that…
06/03/10 — Engineering services firm releases its ‘Warrior Tool and Payload Accessory Kit’, a suite of instruments for mid-sized unmanned ground vehicles designed for locating and neutralize improvised explosive devices. The robotics engineering team at Stratom, Inc. has recently completed the development of a series of tools used with mid-sized unmanned ground…
06/02/10 — Testing of the US Army’s Autonomous Platform Demonstrator, which is propelled by six in-hub electric motors and has a diesel generator, is aimed at aimed at advancing and developing the robot’s ability to maneuver at higher speeds. By Kris Osborn and Andrew Kerbrat The U.S. Army’s Autonomous Platform Demonstrator, or…
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