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K-MAX Unmanned Aircraft Systems Exceed Delivery Objectives in U.S. Navy QRA

Lockheed Martin and Kaman K-MAX have completed an unmanned cargo assessment for the U.S. Navy.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 8 Sep 2011

AeroVironment Bags Million Dollar Contract for Supply of Agile Munition Systems and Services

The US Army Close Combat Weapons Systems (CCWS) awarded AeroVironment a contract worth $4.9 million dollars on the 29th of June. The contract is for the supply of Switchblade agile munition and related installation of operational and engineering systems.

From AeroVironment, Inc. 3 Sep 2011

Father of Java Programming Language Joins Liquid Robotics

James Gosling, a software developer, best known as the father of the Java programming language, has been hired by Liquid Robotics. The company manufactures robot vehicles that explore the bottom of the ocean. James Gosling will join Liquid Robotics as its chief software architect.

From Liquid Robotics 1 Sep 2011

Aeryon Unmanned Drone Helps Rebels in Their Fight Against Ghadafi

Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is now defending himself against a robot. The Aeryon Scout is a drone that was created by graduate students at the University of Waterloo. It can fly 500 meters off the ground, use a camera to take pictures and stream video. It is being employed by Rebels who are fighting against Gadhafi.

28 Aug 2011

Hood Tech to Exploit Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market Growth

According to the market projections for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Hood Technology, a provider of stabilised camera systems to small UAVs such as the ScanEagle and Integrator platforms, is well positioned to exploit the boom in the UAV market.

27 Aug 2011

US Military Awards Huge Contract to Recon Robotics for Micro-Robot Kits

Recon Robotics revealed that the US Army Rapid Equipping Force and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) have awarded a series of contracts for delivering 385 Recon Scout XT micro-robot kits.

25 Aug 2011

Ocean Power Technologies Installs Autonomous PowerBuoy for Maritime Security Program

Ocean Power Technologies has revealed that it has installed an innovative autonomous wave energy device for seal trials.

24 Aug 2011

iRobot Secures A Futher $21m for Bomb Disposal Robots from the US Navy

iRobot Corp has been given an order by the U.S.Navy worth $ 21 million for the delivery of more than 100 Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) MK 1 MOD 1 robots and spares kits. This is the fourth order which is part of a $230 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, bringing total orders under this contract to $36 million.

From iRobot Corporation 23 Aug 2011

Office of Naval Research Tackles Technical Issues in Unmanned Systems

At the AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2011 conference, the director of innovation at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Dr. Larry Schuette, said that ONR had to overcome a significant number of hurdles, including littoral and autonomy operations in its unmanned systems.

22 Aug 2011

Dragon Runner Robots from QinetiQ North America Ideal for Sentry Duty

The Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System may be the closest that we humans have come to the legendary Skynet of Terminator. In the movie Skynet is a complex computer that becomes aware of its own existence and sends out robotic armies to kill humans and take over the world.

From QinetiQ North America, Inc 21 Aug 2011