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Remote Operated Vehicle Designed to Save Trapped Miners

A US government owned firm has come up with a scout robot that could be used by rescue teams to save miners. The scout robot has been developed using the Microsoft Xbox 360 game controller by Sandia National Laboratories.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 22 Aug 2011

MTSU Enters UAS Study Collaboration with the U.S. Army

Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) has entered a partnership with the U.S. Army in study, development and exploration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology.

By Andy Choi 22 Aug 2011

Boeing Demonstrates UAV Missions Utilizing Swarm Technology

Boeing has demonstrated its swarm technology with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in tests that it conducted over eastern Oregon.

From Boeing 22 Aug 2011

Composite Horizons to Produce Composite Parts for Predator C Avenger UAS

Composites Horizons (CHI), a provider of composite tooling and composite products for space components, aircraft manufacturing and medical equipment, has announced that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has selected the company for producing an exhaust duct for the Predator C Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).

By Andy Choi 22 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.

By Andy Choi 22 Aug 2011

Computer Chip to Process Information Like The Human Brain

IBM has been working on a computer chip that can mimic the human brain. The team of scientists from IBM, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the top four US Universities has been working on a microchip that emulates the processes of the human brain. The experimental computer chip has been named SyNAPSE.

By Andy Choi 21 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

Visiongain Predicts Government Will Invest Huge Amounts on UGVs in 2011

The latest report from Visiongain about the defence sector titled ‘The Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) market 2011-2021: Military Robots for EOD & Counter-IED’ provides a comprehensive overview on the UGV markets worldwide and also provides useful guidelines on how to exploit business opportunities.

By Andy Choi 20 Aug 2011

Researchers Develop Biomimetic Computer Chips that Mimic Human Brain

A research team having a lead IBM team and professors from the University of California have developed experimental computer chips that are capable of mimicking the abilities of human brain such as action, cognition and perception.

By Andy Choi 20 Aug 2011

QinetiQ North America Launches Micro Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Military Missions

QinetiQ North America declared that the Dragon Runner 10 (DR10), micro unmanned ground vehicle (MUGV) was available for deploying in military robotic missions.

From QinetiQ North America, Inc 19 Aug 2011

ABB Robotics Launches Affordable Robotic Educational Package for Schools

ABB Robotics has designed an affordable robotic educational package for schools, universities and colleges for exposing students to the practical concepts in robotics.

From ABB Robotics 19 Aug 2011

Green Hills Software Unveils Autonomous Vehicle Open Platform for UAVs

Integrity Security Services, a business unit of Green Hills Software, has unveiled a new autonomous vehicle (AV) Open Platform for the management of autonomous vehicles and universal control segments used in the special computing and embedded market.

By Andy Choi 19 Aug 2011

NASA will Transport Robotic Refuelling Module to its Permanent Home

The Robotic Refuelling Mission (RRM) will soon be transported to a permanent location by the International Space Station (ISS) on the ExPress Logistics Carrier-4. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have come together to design the RRM, which represents the technologies, tools and methods that are needed for robotically servicing satellites.

By Andy Choi 19 Aug 2011

Lockheed Martin Launches Stalker eXtreme Endurance UAS

Lockheed Martin has launched a tough version of the Stalker Unmanned Air System known as the Stalker eXtreme Endurance (XE) UAS. The Stalker XE system provides an endurance time of over eight hours, which is four times that of the previous stalker version.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 19 Aug 2011

Southern California Gas Company Uses Explorer Robotic Inspection Tool from Pipetel

The Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has employed the Explorer Robotic Inspection tool from Pipetel Technologies for inspecting their gas pipelines.

By Andy Choi 18 Aug 2011