17 International Teams Competed in the DARPA Robotics Challenge
DARPA’s Robotics Challenge (DRC) took place on December 20-21, pitting 17 teams against one another in a series of eight physical challenges. According to...
Sandia Displayed Mine Rescue Robot at 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge
Engineers from Sandia National Laboratories in the U.S demonstrated real-world robotics successes at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials 2013 Expo this week (20-21 December)...
INSS: The Future of Unmanned Systems
Israeli policy makers may still be unaware of the future strategic potential of the widespread use of unmanned systems. The state may be missing...
NIST Tests for DARPA Robotics Challenge to be Held in December
On Dec. 20-21, research teams from around the world will be competing in the trials of the DARPA Robotics Challenge—a mock-up of a disaster...
Semi-Autonomous UGVs Will Drive the Industry for the Next Decade
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) represent a tiny portion of vehicle inventories globally, but replacing and complementing manned vehicles with unmanned systems is a powerful...
In a Decade Robots Will Outnumber Humans in the U.S. Army
A lot can happen in 10 years, especially with the ever-increasing advances in technology. That’s no truer than for the military. Long have robotic...
Unmanned Systems – Saving Human Lives
Roadside bombs in Afghanistan, mines in the Persian Gulf’s shipping lanes, blazing infernos in downtown neighborhoods – danger seemingly lurks around every corner.
Throughout time,...
AUS&R 2013 Air Show Update: Live Display, Part 2
The second and last part of the live display included a simulated operational scenario. Targets were placed on the ground, including two armed “terrorists”,...
AUS&R 2013 Air Show Update: The Ground Display
Hundreds of professionals, members of the unmanned vehicles community, visited the ground display at the YES Planet compound. 25 Israeli companies are taking part...
AUS&R 2013 Air Show Update: Live Display, Part 1
The Heron UAV circled above the Superland lake. To the right, above the crowd, floated the Light Eye observation balloon, while on the ground...
The AUS&R 2013 Air Show Begins in Rishon Lezion
All of Israel's unmanned vehicle technologies are represented today at the YES Planet compound in Rishon Lezion, where a unique event began this morning...
AUS&R Preview: The Magal Roboguard
Magal will present its Roboguard robotic solution in the upcoming AUS&R 2013 exhibition. The Roboguard replaces humans in securing border fences. It uses a...
International Media to Cover the Israeli Unmanned Vehicles Expo
Dozens of media organizations from Israel and abroad will cover the first Israeli unmanned vehicles and robotics expo, taking place this week on Tuesday...
Amstaff Robotic Vehicle To Replace Soldiers Along Israel’s Border
The Israel Defense Force has stopped stationing troops as a security measure at 22 communities along its northern and southern borders. Robotic systems may...
U.S. Company Launches New High-Capacity Robotic Arm
CoroWare Technologies has announced availability for the CoroBot RA-144 robotic arm, a powerful robot arm that complements their CoroBot smart unmanned ground vehicle (Smart...
Israel’s AUS&R Unmanned Vehicles Salon Event
"Rishon Lezion joins other cities around the world hosting air salons. We will turn the event on November 26th, the first Israeli unmanned vehicles...
U.S. Army to Develop Smart Mine Detection System
The AMDS program is developing a prototype UGV-based mine-detection sensor suite that can find buried anti-personnel mines. The AMDS consists of a suite of...
Unmanned Systems Displayed in the AUS&R Event
The range of unmanned systems that will be displayed in the upcoming AUS&R event is unprecedented.
Displaying a wide range of systems, from 12 ton...
U.S. Army Battle Lab Presents new UGV’s
The U.S. Army is testing a variety of unmanned ground vehicles to see how well they can fire weapons and carry the load for...
The Machine Gun Robot Unveiled
A shooting robot developed by Northrop Grumman is currently being showcased at the Fort Benning, Ga. This robot consists of a 1/2-ton unmanned ground...
TALON, Most Widely Used Robot Across the Globe
QinetiQ North America’s Talon robot is now actively being deployed in 30 countries globally including U.S., Europe and Africa. Since its introduction more than...
A New Israeli Mine & IED Detection System
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Ramta's Division has completed the last phase of engineering testing and has begun building a technology demonstrator of a multi-sensor...
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This Combat Robot Just Fired Anti-Tank Missiles During Live Trials
Integrating heavy weapons onto compact robotic ground vehicles has become a growing focus for modern militaries, but the engineering challenge is significant. Small unmanned...
