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US Navy Modifies Contract to Build Underwater Robotic Vehicles

The U.S. Navy has modified its $30 million contract with Bluefin Robotics, an underwater robotic vehicle manufacturer, under which the company is expected to develop an underwater robot with amazing bomb-finding capabilities.

5 Mar 2011

Vstone’s Robovie-PC Finishes First in Robot Marathon

Robovie-PC, a robot designed by Vstone emerged as the winner of the marathon held in Osaka, Japan when it finished the 422 laps of the 100-meter track.

From Vstone Co.,Ltd. 3 Mar 2011

iRobot to Build Unmanned Ground Vehicles

The only invention that emerged victorious following the cancellation of the United States Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program is the unmanned ground vehicle built by iRobot.

3 Mar 2011

Robotic Cheetah to Serve in Special Military Operations

Boston Dynamics, a Massachusetts engineering firm, has signed multimillion dollar contracts with the Department of Defense for developing robotic animals that can be used in warfare.

3 Mar 2011

UC Students Wage War at Battle Bot Competitions with CATastrophy

A senior team, from the Mechanical Engineering Department of UC, designed the CATastrophy bot to participate in the Battle Bot competition at Miami, Florida that was held from February 23 to 27, 2011.

3 Mar 2011

Researchers Devise Technique for Building Maps for Mobile Robots

Researchers from UPM’s Facultad de Informática and the European Centre for Soft Computing have devised a new technique called antonym-based technique for building maps to improve navigation of mobile robots.

2 Mar 2011

Robot to Help Police Department in Safe Disposal of Explosives

The Plano Police Department will be purchasing the Northrop Grumman Remotec F6B Robot for carrying out special operations in the Hazardous Devices Unit. The robot that can be stationed throughout North Texas will be purchased using funds received from federal sources.

25 Feb 2011

Israeli Army Battalion Tests EyeDrive Robot

The Engineering Corps of the Israel army has evaluated EyeDrive robot, a robot with four wheels, at the intersection area between the northern West Bank and Israel.

25 Feb 2011

Soldiers Receive Robotic Training to Carry Out Safe Military Operations

To achieve a better understanding of the functions performed by robots that are deployed on the battlefield, Lt. Col. Michael McLean, 479th Field Artillery Brigade safety officer, had arranged a site visit for the soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery at the Joint Robotics Training Facility. Pat Stockwell, a Fort Hood JRTF operator, delivered the instructions to the soldiers.

22 Feb 2011