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 Robotics Technology Consortium to develop Conformal End-Effector (CE2) technology for the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic Systems (AEODRS) program at NAVEODTECHDIV. The goal of this program is to develop a hand-like end-effector with the strength to lift a 155mm shell, the agility needed to perform delicate maneuvers such as removing…

05/28/10 — During Phase 1 of award, the company is to design semi-autonomous manipulation system consisting of a dexterous manipulator, intelligent end-effectors, a single camera-based visual tracking system, and intuitive graphical and speech command user interfaces. RE2, Inc., a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, announced today that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR with the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to design sensing and control technologies for semi-autonomous manipulation. These technologies represent the next step in the evolution of robotic manipulation—from tele-operation to more advanced semi-autonomous operations. The manipulator technologies on existing…