Honda put its own robot to work at Fukushima disaster site.
DoD Places $27.3M Robot Order
iRobot and Qinetiq receive government order for robotic defense systems
Most Advanced Robotics Test Center in U.S. Opens
NERVE Center is the only robotics test site in the Northeast and one of only three in the nation.
Ronald Arkin Builds Warrior Robots Their Own Ethical Governor
Georgia Tech’s Ronald Arkin talks about the software he’s building for robots to become more ethical decision-makers in war than humans.
Robotics Rodeo’s New Challenges Reveal Top Dogs In Defense Robotics
The Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) held its first challenge-based acquisitions event June 20-29 at the third annual Robotics Rodeo in Fort Benning, Ga., and all the big players participated, from iRobot to QinetiQ. The event put robots and sensors through field tests to seek solutions for the battlefield and identify those companies worthy of investment.
Deadly Aftermath: Robots Clearing Land Mines
Several companies are building robots for use by the military in former conflict zones around the world.
Fukushima Fallout
Two months after the magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami devastated northern Japan, leaving some 26,000 people dead and causing apocalyptic damage, workers finally entered the reactor buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Video Reconnaissance in a Small, Throwable Package
A manufacturer of tactical, micro-robot systems, ReconRobotics Inc. has focused its product line on the need for immediate video reconnaissance and situational awareness by law enforcement and military units operating in high-risk environments. ReconRobotics’ devices weigh less than 3 pounds, while the weight of a total system, including the operator control unit (OCU), is less than 5 pounds.
DARPA Launches Program to Develop Robotic Sub-Tailing Surface Vessels
To facilitate low-cost, high-volume manufacturing, the vessels’ design will employ open standards, commercial off-the-shelf components, and a modular, open-systems approach.
Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance Focuses on Intelligent, Autonomous Systems
The U.S. Army has made a $63.2 million, five-year investment, with the potential for an additional $66.5 million investment, in a new robotics cooperative agreement with industry and academia to develop highly autonomous, unmanned systems for use on the battlefield.
DARPA Launches Program to Develop Robotic Sub-Tailing Surface Vessels
To facilitate low-cost, high-volume manufacturing, the vessels’ design will employ open standards, commercial off-the-shelf components, and a modular, open-systems approach.
Market Potential Drives Adept Acquisition of MobileRobots
MobileRobots’ CEO Jeanne Dietsch gave a solid presentation at Robotics Trends’ Robotics Summit Conference and Exposition entitled “Driving Autonomous Robot Applications to Market.” In addition to her presentation, Dietsch had a surprise announcement for event attendees. First, the presentation. Dietsch’s session focused mostly on MobileRobots’ Motivity, which the company describes as “an evolving body of…