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National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Navy Begins Work on Next-Generation Bomb Disposal Robot Robots have been credited with saving countless lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. In light of this success, the Navy has embarked on an ambitious program to build its next generation of counter-explosives machines.  |
National Defense May 2008 Stew Magnuson |
Navy to Field a Family of Next-Generation Bomb Disposal Robots The Navy will field a family of bomb disposal robots to replace the ad hoc commercial systems being used in Iraq and Afghanistan today.  |
National Defense October 2014 Stew Magnuson |
Slow Pace of Robot Acquisition Programs Frustrates End Users End users of explosive ordnance disposal robots said at a recent conference that the Pentagon's procurement process is clearly not working for them.  |
National Defense March 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Navy to Do Without Prime Contractors On New Bomb Disposal Robots The Navy this year will begin constructing its next-generation of explosive ordnance disposal robots.  |
National Defense February 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Robot-Makers Ponder Next Moves as Wars Wind Down The end of the nearly nine-year war closed one chapter for a technology that came into its own during the conflict.  |
National Defense July 2011 Grace V. Jean |
New Robots Planned for Bomb Disposal Teams Explosive ordnance disposal teams in the next few years will acquire a new family of specially developed robots to fight IEDs, or improvised explosive devices.  |
National Defense January 2012 Sandra I. Erwin |
Buried Bombs Can Be Destroyed, But Not Defeated The weapons of choice of U.S. enemies, improvised explosive devices, are like deadly viruses that mutate in reaction to vaccines. They cannot be wiped out, only temporarily thwarted.  |
National Defense September 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Chemical Detecting Robot Program Rolls Forward Explosive ordnance disposal robots have proven their worth in Iraq and Afghanistan by reducing their operators' exposure to improvised bombs. An Army program hopes to do the same for specialists who must enter buildings and caves to root out chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials.  |
National Defense October 2005 Harold Kennedy |
Far From Sea, Navy Specialists Defuse Roadside Bombs U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians traditionally clear hazards at sea, in ports and along coastal areas. Recently, however, many of them have deployed deep inside Iraq, where U.S. military forces contend with roadside bombs.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 Ben Ames |
Smaller Sensors Make Unmanned Vehicles Smarter Army researchers are now developing another part of FCS-an armed robotic vehicle (ARV) that uses autonomous sensors and weapons to minimize soldiers' battlefield exposure.  |
National Defense July 2011 Stew Magnuson |
Pentagon Still Playing Catch-Up With Bomb Makers The U.S. military's cadre of bomb disposal technicians needs lighter equipment, the ability to detect explosives at stand-off distances and their sensors consolidated into one handheld device.  |
National Defense June 2008 Stew Magnuson |
First Responders Slow to Take Up Robot Technology First responders investigating potential incendiary devices are utilizing the latest robotic devices, but other parts of the emergency services community have been slow to take up the technology.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 |
Makers of ground robots ask for better sensors and communication links Troops in Iraq are in desperate need of unmanned ground systems (UGSs) to dispose of land mines and booby traps.  |
National Defense May 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Opportunities for Non-Military Robots Increase In the last decade, the U.S. military poured money into unmanned ground systems to help protect troops against improvised explosive devices, but the Defense Department won't need all those robots once the war in Afghanistan comes to a close.  |
National Defense October 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Mini-Flail Robot Designed to Destroy Roadside Bombs A Fredericksburg, Va.-based company has created a robot that will move ahead of ground troops and clear a three-foot wide path for them.  |
IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Glenn Zorpette |
Bomb Squad Diary A high-tech form of bomb disposal has evolved on the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan. It may be coming to a city near you  |
National Defense July 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Canada Buys Bomb Detecting Robots In April, 20 iRobot 510 PackBot CBRNe systems were delivered to the Canadian Department of National Defence.  |
National Defense July 2006 Sandra I. Erwin |
Next-Generation Robots: Bigger and Better? The exploits of bomb-sniffing robots in Iraq and Afghanistan have solidified their role as useful combat tools, but the technology needs to be pushed much further, say robot designers and engineers.  |
National Defense May 2008 Stew Magnuson |
Ground Robots' Place in Military At Risk, Experts Warn With the success of explosive ordnance disposal robots in Iraq and Afghanistan, one might assume that "mechanical soldiers" are here to stay. But that might not be the case.  |
National Defense January 2015 Sarah Sicard |
Military Joint Ground Robot Programs Face Increased Scrutiny With tightening budgets and one high-profile program delayed by several years, ground robot acquisitions are coming under increasing congressional scrutiny, officials who oversee procurement of the technology said recently.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 |
Army unmanned ground systems go where humans cannot Retired Navy Vice Adm. Joe Dyer, executive vice president and general manager of iRobot's Government & Industrial Robots division, answers questions about the recently released -- the PackBot Explorer.  |
PC Magazine April 18, 2007 Erik Rhey |
Q&A: iRobot Co-Founder Helen Greiner The co-founder and chairman of the board for iRobot talks about the future of helper robots, the PackBot in war zones, and women in technology.  |
The Motley Fool October 31, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
Onward Robotic Soldiers A major Defense Department initiative could be a boon to robot manufacturers. Investors, take note.  |
National Defense February 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Coming Soon: Cockpits in Combat Trucks Cockpit-like technology could turn plain humvees into multimedia hubs. It also would allow soldiers to control sensors and weapons from the safety of their armored cabs.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 Courtney E. Howard |
iRobot Advances State of the Art in Military Robotics iRobot engineers are applying mobile robot design and production experience to deliver a robot that is small, inexpensive, intelligent, and robust.  |
National Defense December 2011 Eric Beidel |
Army Enlists More Help from Tiny Robots Soldiers in Afghanistan want their own personal robots to scan the insides of buildings and find homemade bombs.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Susan Karlin |
Mom vs. Bomb Naomi Zirkind -- a soft-spoken mother of eight -- is the lone woman and the only person with a doctorate on a seven-member military engineering team working on better ways to use robots to detect, inspect, and neutralize bombs.  |
National Defense April 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Dept. Forecasts Greater Use of Robots in Ground Combat Officials who oversee robot technology development at the Defense Department say it is just the beginning.  |
National Defense August 2015 Jon Harper |
Market for Ground Robots Poised for a Turnaround The market for ground robots is set to expand as technology advancements give the machines greater utility on the battlefield and elsewhere, according to defense officials and industry experts.  |
National Defense October 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Reconnaissance Robots' Place on Battlefields Still Unsettled The fact that soldiers and Marines want small robots to perform reconnaissance and surveillance in battle zones -- particularly urban environments where they can be used to peer into buildings and around corners -- has been established.  |
National Defense April 2010 Grace V. Jean |
Software Helps Soldiers Cope with Electronics Clutter Aboard Trucks Manufacturers that initially balked at letting their software reside on non-proprietary hardware are adapting to accommodate demands for integrated systems.  |
National Defense April 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Mobile Simulators Give Soldiers Early Roadside Bomb Training The mobile counter-IED interactive trainer is one of two new simulators exposing ground forces to the hazards they may face before they arrive in Afghanistan or Iraq.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 John Keller |
DOD issues two quick urgent orders for antiterrorism bomb-disposal robots DOD officials are emphasizing that these hurry-up orders for additional bomb-disposal robots are due to the urgent and compelling need for units that are forward deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.  |
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Honey, I Shrunk the Military Robots The consumer robotics specialist gets small with its latest creation. iRobot machines can get soldiers out of combative jams and consumers out of filthy homes, so it may be just a matter of time before shareholders catch a break, too.  |
National Defense August 2009 Jason Jacks |
Battery to Extend Work-Life Of Bomb-Disposal Robots A team of Penn State University researchers developed a battery for the military's bomb-disposal Talon robots that has a 23-percent longer life span than current power packs.  |
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Mini-Flail Robots Readied for Afghanistan Bomb Clearing Operations The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization will send expendable robots to Afghanistan next year that can move ahead of dismounted troops and destroy hidden bombs.  |
National Defense December 2006 Stew Magnuson |
Researchers Tout New Counter-IED Technology The Local Eyes concept would be a way for the coalition forces in Iraq to use the relatively robust cellular phone network there against insurgents.  |
National Defense June 2007 Grace Jean |
Combat Veterans Catalog Equipment Shortfalls Many requested improvements in communications devices, batteries and weapons that, in many cases, are failing in the fight.  |
National Defense April 2006 David Axe |
Soldiers, Marines Team Up in `Trailblazer' Patrols The Army and Marine Corps in Iraq are pressing new and adapted systems into service to combat improvised explosive devices. Many of these innovations empower soldiers to tackle the threat without always relying on bomb-disposal specialists.  |
National Defense October 2009 Stew Magnuson |
Failure To Field The Right Robots Costs Lives, General Says The lives of 122 soldiers would have been saved if the right robots had been in place, said the commanding general of the Army's 3rd Armored Corps, at a recent industry conference.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 |
Military robots to be delivered to U.S. Army by iRobot in $35.3 million contract U.S. Army leaders needed military robots for unmanned ground vehicle applications. They found their solution from iRobot in Bedford, Mass.  |
The Motley Fool March 28, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Love and War at iRobot The consumer robotics specialist gets drafted for more military duty. Investors, take note.  |
National Defense October 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Ground Troops Demanding Smaller Robotic Systems Whether they are in the air or on the ground, small robots are increasingly becoming a vital part of a platoon's tactics, techniques and procedures.  |
National Defense June 2006 Stew Magnuson |
First Armed Ground Robot Readied for Deployment A concept touted by science fiction novelists for decades, the first armed ground robots may roll into the field as early as this month, according to Army and industry officials.  |
National Defense September 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Gun-Toting Ground Robots See Action in Iraqi Streets The U.S. Army quietly entered a new era earlier this summer when it sent the first armed ground robots into action in Iraq.  |
National Defense June 2010 Stew Magnuson |
Efforts to Field New Kinds of Ground Robots Have Had Little Success Their predicted influx into the battlefield has stalled. That's not to say that research into myriad applications hasn't continued. But so far, the experiments have not made the transition to the current fights.  |
National Defense January 2006 Grace Jean |
Laser-Based Sensor Will Sniff Out Chemicals on the Move U.S. Army scientists are working on a next-generation, laser-based chemical detector capable of operating in reconnaissance vehicles while traveling at high speeds.  |
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 Lora G. Weiss |
Autonomous Robots in the Fog of War Networks of autonomous robots will someday transform warfare, but significant hurdles remain.  |
Popular Mechanics September 19, 2008 Wayne Ma |
TechX Contest Preps Non-Superpower Military Bots for Urban War On the heels of the United Kingdom's Grand Challenge in August, TechX teams have been taking their cue from the United States' DARPA challenges model to begin levelling the urban warfare playing field.  |
National Defense May 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Companies Vie for Chance to Update Bomb Disposal Robots With a chance to build the Navy's next bomb-disposal robots at their fingertips, unmanned systems manufacturers have an opportunity to tap into one of the only fully funded programs in the autonomous vehicle pipeline. Eager industry officials believe a contract award is imminent.  |