Tag: iRobot

Reporting from the U.S. Army expo in Washington, Defense-Update team picked a number of interesting new robotic systems and capabilities on display at AUSAa 2014.

The US Army awarded iRobot and QinetiQ North America two procurement orders for small robotic vehicles, representing the new class of small/miniature robotic systems designed for counter-IED and surveillance missions.

The steadily increasing sales and global reach of iRobot's Home Robot business enables the company to "substantially offset the continuing impact of U.S. government funding on our Defense & Security business"

Metal Storm has introduced today the ‘Fury’, a new member of the ‘FireStorm’ weapon system family, designed as a High Intensity Multi-Barrel Weapon Systems, mounting up to 30 barrels, each packing up to six projectiles.

iRobot has unveiled pre-production prototypes of its latest new product, the iRobot 110 FirstLook unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). This small, light and throwable robot provides hasty situational awareness, performs persistent observation and investigates confined spaces.

The Department of the Army announced today that it decided to continue low-rate initial production of two elements of the Early-Infantry Brigade Combat Team...

After developing 3D touch controllers for video and computer games, Novint Technologies is moving on to the real world, developing a Remote Touch Kit...

Technological Solutions Meeting Counter-Terror Indoor Challenges An example for a matured miniature robotic platform fully adapted to the urban, indoor and subterranean environment is the...

Mini-Robots Operating Indoors: Technological Solutions Meeting Counter-Terror Indoor Challenges Miniature robots are designed for indoor surveillance and recce, assuming the dangerous mission of patrolling an...

R-Gator is a remotely driven version of John Deer's M-Gator 6x6 vehicle. The vehicle is fitted with robotic control unit modules, installed with INS/GPS...

Warrior is a powerful, rugged multi-mission robot, built to carry loads greater than 150 lbs (68 kg), travel at a ground speed of 12...

Robotics and remotely Controlled Weapons: A number of unmanned ground vehicles, remote weapon stations (RWS), panoramic vision systems and ancillary equipment were on display at...

Boeing (NYSE:BA) and iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ:IRBT) are teaming to design and develop 'SUGV Early', a small unmanned ground vehicle designed for reconnaissance and intelligence...

PackBot was first used by US ground troops in Afghanistan in 2002 to help clear caves and bunkers, search buildings and cross live anti-personnel...