The U.S. Army is building smarter robots to help it complete the more dangerous tasks with minimal risk to human lives. It already has an existing fleet of about 3,000 small tactical robots deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan which use sensor technology to sweep sensitive areas for Improvised Explosive Devices or IED's.
Contineo Robotics and Remotec are entering into a partnership to develop life saving technology. Remotec is a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, the global security firm. The collaboration based in Oklahoma City will improve tactics used by first responders in crisis situations.
The Government of Czech Republic has made a contract with Foster-Miller for procuring TALON mine disposing robot and mine detectors to help their soldiers involved in foreign missions.
Lockheed Martin has commenced validation testing of HULC, the latest robotic exoskeleton. The testing enables HULC to be deployed for helping military troops and for moving bulky loads.
Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems have declared that they have included iRobot as a new member to their Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) team to participate in the GCV contest organized by the US Army.
The NICTA chief executive David Skellern is due to retire early next year and Hugh Durrant-Whyte will replace him. He was appointed the new CEO after an international search by executive placement specialists Russell Reynolds and Associates.
iRobot Corp., a global leader in offering robotics solutions, has declared that it has received a procurement order for spare parts of iRobot PackBot tactical mobile robots and software updates for iRobot Aware 2 robot from the U.S. Army TACOM Contracting Center in Warren, Mich.
Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has announced that it has made an agreement with Dynalog India Limited, Bharat Electronics Limited and Theta Control for delivering 20 ‘Daksh’ robots which will be deployed in the Indian Army in bomb disposal operations.
The US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), has declared that robotics experts from 50 organizations will participate in the 2010 Robotics Rodeo event which will be held at the Fort Benning, GA from October 12 to 15, 2010.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced that the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) has procured a Mobile Detection Assessment Response System robot (MDARS) for patrolling the remote areas of the NNSS.
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