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iRobot Awarded Additional TSWG Funding
Burlington MA (SPX) Nov 22, 2006 iRobot has announced it was awarded an additional $1.6 million in funding from the U.S. government's Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) for development, training and field testing of the iRobot Warrior(tm) robot, formerly known as NEOMover. Since 2002, iRobot has received more than $8 million in development contracts from TSWG to develop a number of next-generation robot technologies. Warrior is expected to be ready for deployment in 2008. A rugged, 250-pound robot, Warrior is designed to carry out life-threatening missions in the field, keeping Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians and combat engineers out of harm's way. Warrior is a multi-mission platform with a ground speed of 12 mph and a heavy lift-carrying capacity. The robot can pick up a 95-pound artillery shell and carry it with ease over rough terrain, or run supplies and ammunition to soldiers pinned down by enemy fire. While the iRobot PackBot(r) is a tool for the soldier's use, Warrior has the potential to be a co-combatant with the soldier. Warrior can conduct remote surveillance and deliver intelligence, and also has the brute strength to fire EOD disruptors, remove battlefield casualties, mount sensors including HAZMAT and CBRN payloads, remove heavy debris, carry supplies, mount firefighting gear, and more. The robot's digital architecture conforms to the latest JAUS standards, ensuring compatibility with third-party payloads. "iRobot Warrior has the ruggedness of a PackBot, the strength of a bull, and the speed of a sprinter," said Vice Admiral Joe Dyer (U.S. Navy, Ret.), president of iRobot Government and Industrial Robots. "Today hundreds of iRobot PackBot robots are successfully performing EOD missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and soon Warrior will dramatically change the missions robots undertake." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links iRobot All about the robots on Earth and beyond! All about the robots on Earth and beyond!
A Robot Invention With A Leg To Stand On
Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2006A US scientist has created a robot that can find a way to keep working on its own after suffering damage, an invention that could prove useful for robotic space missions in distant planets, according to a study. Joshua Bongard, a University of Vermont engineer whose research article appeared in Friday's Science Magazine, pulled off one of a homemade robot's four legs for his experiment. |
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