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Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 |
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Selects iRobot PackBot for CBRN Detection Robot The U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command will integrate a new chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detection payload with the battle-proven iRobot PackBot to create the first-ever robot with such a wide array of sensor capabilities. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
National Defense July 2006 Stew Magnuson |
Bomb Disposal Teams Deliver Blunt Talk on Robots EOD specialists who served in Iraq recently had a chance to address the robot manufacturers, and tell them in sometimes brutally honest terms, what they liked and didn't like about the systems, and describe the often deadly hazards they faced daily. |
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. |
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 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 September 2009 Magnuson & Breitbach |
Tech vs. Terrorism For every threat to the homeland, there's a business that has a technology waiting in the wings to counter a would-be terrorist's moves. |
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 April 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Counterterrorism Office Seeks Array of Technologies Devices to defeat improvised bombs and chemical and biological weapons are among its most acute needs. |
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. |
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. |
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 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
PC Magazine September 13, 2006 Sebastian Rupley |
Bomb-sniffing Bot First came the Roomba vacuum cleaner. Now we have iRobot's PackBot EOD (short for explosive-ordnance disposal)... Now virtual surgery and soon a virtual human... |
National Defense October 2007 Grace Jean |
Robot Controllers Free Operators to Handle Weapons Several companies have developed technologies that untether troops from immobile controllers and give them the ability to hold their weapons and multitask while commanding their robots. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 John McHale |
iRobot and Photonics Center create sniper detection system for land robots Automation experts from industry and academia are teaming to build a robot that can help detect, locate, and destroy snipers or enemy mortar crews. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2007 Erico Guizzo |
$280 Million Robot Dustup Roomba maker accuses military contract winner of stealing trade secrets. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 John Keller |
The time has come for military ground robots Military robots for ground applications are coming into their own as U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) leaders are increasing their reliance on unmanned ground vehicles. |
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. |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Mr. Roboto Enlists A $64 million contract from the Navy couldn't come at a better time for iRobot. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews April 4, 2006 Tim Scannell |
The Next Battlefront For Robots Military robots may be at the front lines, but researchers are now looking at ways to use them to improve medicine and elder lifestyles. |
National Defense April 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Defense, Law-Enforcement Agencies Seek Advanced Surveillance Tools Suicide bombers, improvised explosive devices and the threats of chemical or biological weapons are creating increased demand for cutting edge technologies that can detect or survey potential hazards from stand-off distances. |
Wired April 21, 2008 Noah Shachtman |
Who Stole the Plans for iRobot's Battle Bots? Jameel Ahed left iRobot to start his own robotics company. His former employers soon realized that their new competitor had taken confidential company documents with him when he left |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John McHale |
Robots Are Fearless The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program will integrate unmanned ground vehicles into a future force. Autonomous ground vehicles promise to be a major paradigm shift in ground warfare. |
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
iRobot Is the Bomb Yes, the company finds itself trading for less than its $24 IPO price, but as long as there are bombs worth disarming and dirty floors worth cleaning, it's really just a matter of time before humans see more merit in iRobot. |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2008 Rich Smith |
IRBT SUGV -- ASAP! The Pentagon has asked iRobot to get 25 SUGVs ready for testing by April. |
National Defense September 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Army Seeks Robots That Are Interoperable With Allies From disarming improvised explosive devices to scoping out buildings before troops arrive, unmanned ground vehicles have played an integral role in warfare over the last decade. U.S. forces and NATO allies are now seeking to collaboratively develop UGVs. |
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 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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool December 5, 2011 Navneet Bajaj |
Why I'm Putting iRobot on My Watchlist This stock deserves a look. |
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 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. |
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. |
National Defense June 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Catching Terrorists Carrying Bombs Still a Tough Problem to Solve When police in Watertown, Mass., honed in on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in a boat stored in a backyard in April, they had several tools familiar to service members who fought in the Iraq and Afghan wars at their disposal. |
National Defense May 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Soldiers Test Tools for Urban Surveillance Field tests begin for the first technologies scheduled to reach soldiers' hands from the Future Combat Systems program. |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2008 Rich Smith |
iRobot's Military Math iRobot announces a pair of contracts with the U.S. Army, and apparent price breaks for their No. 1 customer. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 J.R. Wilson |
Military Services Eye Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Detection While efforts are in progress to improve the ability to detect and deter intruders at military installations, a separate set of programs is tackling how to detect and respond to an attack involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive agents. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics June 26, 2008 Joe Pappalardo |
Shift on Future Combat Systems Will Rush High-Tech Gear to Iraq Pentagon officials announced big changes for its closely watched Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, aiming to bring combat sensors and robots to the battlefield more quickly. |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
iRobot Is in the Navy The consumer robotics specialist continues to make tactical inroads with its military products. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Rich Smith |
Fool on the Street: iRobot Is Mutating The news out of iRobot's recent second-quarter earnings report was not entirely good. Thanks to a drawdown (and discounting) in inventories of domestic-servant robots -- Roombas and their ilk -- margins declined significantly. |
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 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. |