UGV News: Unmanned Land Systems & Robotics

The latest Unmanned Ground Vehicle news for robotic and autonomous systems. Articles on UGV military robots, amphibious UGVs, product launches and technological advances in UGV design and manufacture

Vehicular Li-Ion Battery Completes All-Terrain Field Testing

Epsilor, a manufacturer of mobile energy products, has announced that its ELI-52526 Lithium Ion 6T battery, which is designed for...

Sep 08, 2019
Australian Army to Convert Armoured Vehicles to Autonomous Operation

BAE Systems has announced that it will assist the Australian Army in converting two M113 AS4 Armoured Personnel Carriers into...

Sep 05, 2019
General Dynamics UGV Joins Wave Relay Ecosystem

Persistent Systems has announced that General Dynamics Land Systems has chosen to integrate its Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT) unmanned ground...

Sep 05, 2019
CERN Collaborates on Fast Machine Learning for Autonomous Driving

Zenuity, a developer of software for self-driving cars and ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), has announced that it has partnered...

Aug 31, 2019
CMU Team Wins DARPA Subterranean Robotics Challenge

Carnegie Mellon University has announced that its Team Explorer, formed in conjunction with Oregon State University, has won the initial...

Aug 29, 2019
Autonomous Truck Completes Automated Dispatch and Delivery

Loadsmart and Starsky Robotics have announced that the two companies were able to automatically dispatch an autonomous truck to haul...

Aug 09, 2019
Smart 3D Perception Software Platform Announced for LiDAR Sensors

Seoul Robotics, a provider of perception software for autonomous systems, has announced the introduction of SENSR, a 3D perception software...

Jul 31, 2019
UK MoD Acquires Advanced Bomb Disposal UGVs

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that it has entered into a contract option with L3Harris Technologies...

Jul 31, 2019
Agricultural UGVs Trialled in Japan

Yamaha Motor has announced that an operational trial of agricultural UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) will take place in the orchards...

Jul 24, 2019
FLIR Launches Regional Thermal Imaging Program for Autonomous Vehicles & ADAS

FLIR Systems has announced the creation of the FLIR Thermal Imaging Regional Dataset program for machine learning advanced driver assistance...

Jul 22, 2019
Ag Robots to Help Scientists Identify Heritable Traits and Increase Crop Bioenergy Production

A new agricultural robot has been developed by a team of scientists at the University of Illinois to aid agronomists, seed...

Jul 09, 2019
Weaponized UGV Demonstrated During Live-Fire Exercise

Rheinmetall has announced that its new Mission Master – Protection unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) was unveiled at Ammunition Capability Demonstration...

Jun 28, 2019
LORD Inertial Sensors Implemented on Clearpath Robotics Research Platform

LORD Corporation has confirmed that it has partnered with Clearpath Robotics to bring state-of-the-art inertial sensors to the Clearpath research...

Jun 18, 2019
Volvo and Uber Introduce Production Self-Driving Capable Vehicle

Volvo Cars and Uber have announced the introduction of a jointly developed production car capable of driving by itself, the...

Jun 15, 2019
Automated Truck Technology Development Group Established

Daimler Trucks has announced that it is establishing the Autonomous Technology Group as a global organization for automated driving, bringing...

Jun 14, 2019
Weaponized UGV Deployed During Military Exercise

Milrem Robotics has announced that its THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), equipped with FN Herstal’s deFNder Medium Remote Weapon Station,...

Jun 10, 2019
Autonomous UGVs Developed for Battlefield Evacuation & Surveillance

Rheinmetall has announced the launch of the Rescue and Surveillance variants of its Mission Master modular unmanned ground vehicle (UGV),...

May 31, 2019
BVLOS Combat UGV Demonstrated During Live Fire Exercise

Milrem Robotics and ST Engineering have announced that the two companies have demonstrated a jointly-developed beyond visual line of sight...

May 29, 2019
Dutch Army Takes Delivery of Two THeMIS UGVs

Milrem Robotics have confirmed that the Robot and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Unit of the 13th Light Brigade of the Royal...

May 28, 2019
New Autonomous AI Security Patrol UGV Launched

NXT Robotics Corp. has announced the launch of its Generation 5 Autonomous Vehicle and Cognitive Software Platform, named Maverick. “Maverick...

May 23, 2019
GPS Spoofing Test System Developed for Autonomous Vehicles

Southwest Research Institute has announced that it has developed a cyber security system to test for vulnerabilities in automated vehicles...

May 06, 2019
Audi E-Tron Cars Equipped with Autonomous LiDARs

Aeva, a developer of sensing systems for autonomous vehicles, has announced a partnership with AID-Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH, a wholly-owned...

May 06, 2019
Milrem Robotics Undertakes Battlefield UGV Study

Milrem Robotics has announced that a study initiated by the company and involving an international assembly of scholars has concluded,...

Apr 17, 2019
Clearpath Selects Velodyne Lidar Technology for Autonomous Navigation

Velodyne Lidar has announced a partnership with Clearpath Robotics to provide its lidar sensors for the Clearpath research robot platform....

Apr 02, 2019
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