The Yonhap News Agency in Seoul reported that the Government has announced it will spend 100 billion WON (US$89.5 million) on robotics related projects to encourage growth in the cutting edge industry.
The Germany-based manufacturer of advanced bomb disposal robots and threat response vehicles, Telerob GmbH will shortly be acquired by the British defence technology manufacturer Cobham. Cobham anticipates that the acquisition will allow it to significantly strengthen its ability to deliver market-leading robot products, to fast-growing homeland security markets around the world.
Richard Tyler, Enterprise Editor for the Telegraph reports that the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) is encouraging small and medium businesses to produce tech-savvy equipment for the forces.
The Chrysler Foundation continues its long time commitment to furthering science, engineering and technology education as it announces recipients of 2011 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotic grants.
At the Army All-American Bowl week, the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) will showcase the ‘Army Strength Through Technology’. The event will be held between January 6 and 9, 2011 in San Antonio.
Andros, a robot that has starred in a popular Hollywood film, The Hurt Locker, will take a center stage at the Military Bowl.
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) has declared that 2011 Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference & Exhibition is scheduled to be held in Orlando between March 22 and 24, 2011.
Robot drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are being used extensively not only for military applications, law enforcement and environmental monitoring.
A team of surgeons headed by Rohan Walvekar, Director of Clinical Research and Salivary Endoscopy Service at LSU Health Sciences Center, has performed the first-ever robot-assisted salivary endoscopy.
US Army has mentioned that safe war can be assured only by deploying military robots. The contractors of the Army are also keen to include additional robots for performing a wider range of tasks including grabbing off snipers to act as unrelenting night patrols.
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