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

Kongsberg and Milrem Showcase Antitank UGV

Milrem Robotics has announced that it has showcased its Titan unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) with an integrated PROTECTOR remote weapon...

Oct 10, 2018
Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle to be Adapted for Remote Operation

Raytheon Company and Rheinmetall Defence have announced that the two companies have joined forces to meet the U.S. Army’s requirement...

Oct 08, 2018
Endeavor Robotics to Develop Robot for Underground Missions

Endeavor Robotics, a developer of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), has announced that it has won a Phase 1 award to...

Oct 05, 2018
Autonomous Vehicle Communications Speed Record Broken Using 5G

Researchers at the University of Warwick’s WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group) have announced that they have set a new 5G communications...

Sep 29, 2018
Autonomous Snowploughs to be Tested at Oslo Airport

Norwegian civil airport operator Avinor has announced that, following a previous autonomous snow clearing demonstration at Fagernes Airport, it will...

Sep 26, 2018
Toyota and Uber Collaborate on Automated Vehicle Technologies

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Uber Technologies have announced that they have agreed to expand their collaboration with the aim...

Aug 31, 2018
ECA Group Supplies UGVs for Monaco Public Security

ECA Group has announced that it has supplied its IGUANA E unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) to Monaco’s Public Security Department...

Aug 30, 2018
Advanced Navigation INS Selected for Driverless Race Car

Advanced Navigation has announced that its inertial navigation system (INS) has been selected by the Academic Motorsports Club Zurich (AMZ)...

Aug 15, 2018
Lockheed Martin to Develop Autonomous Convoy Systems for U.S. Army

Lockheed Martin has announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center...

Jul 31, 2018
FLIR Releases Thermal Imaging Dataset for Autonomous Driving Machine Learning

FLIR Systems has announced the availability of a free machine learning thermal dataset for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and...

Jul 13, 2018
Hexagon Demonstrates GNSS Correction Technology for Autonomous Driving

Hexagon has announced that its Positioning Intelligence division has successfully deployed TerraStar X Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) correction technology,...

Jul 03, 2018
British Army to Test Unmanned Systems During Autonomous Warrior

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that it will be testing a range of prototype unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

Jun 22, 2018
Haulage Mining Fleet to be Converted for Autonomous Operations

Autonomous Solutions, Inc.’s ASI Mining has announced that it has begun work on a project with Barrick Gold Corporation to...

Jun 20, 2018
Milrem Robotics and MBDA to Develop Anti-Tank UGV

Milrem Robotics and missile systems designer MBDA have announced that the two companies are to develop the world’s first unmanned...

Jun 14, 2018
U.S. Army Orders Autonomy Kits for Convoy Resupply Vehicles

Robotic Research has announced that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a 3-year, $49.7 million contract to provide Autonomy...

Jun 14, 2018
World’s First Solid-State LiDAR Unmanned Logistics Vehicle Announced

Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network and RoboSense have announced the release of the G Plus, the world’s first solid-state LiDAR unmanned...

May 31, 2018
Autonomous Delivery Truck Completes Driving Tests

Suning Logistics has announced that it has completed driving tests for its autonomous heavy-duty truck, “Strolling Dragon,” in Shanghai, marking...

May 28, 2018
U.S. Army Trials Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles

Polaris Industries has announced that its MRZR X multi-mode offroad vehicle platform, developed in conjunction with Applied Research Associates (ARA),...

May 18, 2018
Endeavor Robotics Provides Throwable UGV to U.S. Marine Corps

Endeavor Robotics has announced that it has been awarded a $10 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps for the...

May 16, 2018
World’s First Driverless Container Truck Uses AI Technology

Westwell, a technology startup, has announced that it has developed a driverless container truck, introduced in China’s Zhuhai Port. Adopting...

Apr 16, 2018
Endeavor Robotics to Develop US Army Portable Robot

Endeavor Robotics, a developer of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), has announced that it has won the Engineering Manufacturing Development (EMD)...

Apr 10, 2018
NVIDIA Introduces Virtual Reality Autonomous Driving Simulation System

NVIDIA has announced the introduction of a cloud-based system for testing autonomous vehicles using photorealistic simulation – creating a safer,...

Apr 05, 2018
Cepton Launches New 3D LiDAR Solution for Autonomous Vehicles

Cepton Technologies, Inc., a provider of 3D LiDAR solutions for automotive, industrial and mapping applications, has announced that it has...

Mar 28, 2018
CMU Robot to Measure Radiation at DOE Nuclear Facility

Autonomous robots developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute have been commissioned to drive through miles of pipes at the...

Mar 23, 2018
Autonomous Technologies Integrated into Commercial Agricultural Vehicles

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) has announced that the company’s technology has been selected for use in two pilot programs with...

Mar 20, 2018
Endeavor Robotics to Provide Small UGVs to U.S. Marine Corps

Endeavor Robotics has announced that it has received a $9.2 million order to deliver additional battle-proven Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles...

Mar 16, 2018
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