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The Guardian UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) is a joint venture between G-NUIS Unmanned Ground Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems Ltd.
The Guardian patrols your border using GPS and it’s own autonomous system to steer clear of obstacles. It can also carry any number of payloads such as fire extinguishers, a missile approach [...]
Three years after founding Black-I Robotics, Brian Hart and company, have won an $800,000 contract from the Pentagon. Hart founded Black-I Robotics after losing his son John Hart in Iraq.
The robot called a Land Shark will cost between $65,000 to $85,000 each. See a video of the robot being put through it’s paces in April [...]
iRobot to Become Seaworthy With Seaglider
1 Comment Published June 12th, 2008 in Military, Robot NewsiRobot announced it has purchased technology from the University of Washington. Seen here are the components of Seaglider, an underwater AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle).
Seaglider works by diving down and then surfacing. When it surfaces, it’s antennae is in the air and it can determine its position via GPS. It also sends in [...]
The A160 Hummingbird UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is made by Boeing. The Hummingbird was originally developed by Frontier Aircraft in 2004, who was later acquired by Boeing.
The unmanned aircraft is able to make flying decisions on its own and can reach a top speed of 140 knots, which is about 161 miles per hour.
What [...]
BAE Systems has just signed a $38 million agreement with the US Army to develop insect like robots. This collaborative is called Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST).
The picture here is what the future spiderbots may look like. Also see the BAE promotional video here. We especially like the robotic tank that [...]




