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

iRobot Reports Positive First-Quarter Financial Results

  iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended...

Apr 24, 2013
Northrop Grumman Launches CUTLASS, Next Generation Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Northrop Grumman Corporation has launched CUTLASS, its latest generation unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), expanding its range of industry-leading capabilities in...

Apr 19, 2013
U.S. Navy Unveils Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR)

Scientists based in the nation’s capital are stepping into the desert and rainforest to run experiments on autonomous systems without having to...

Apr 08, 2013
CMU’s DARPA Challenge Robot has Four Limbs; Moves on Rubberised Tracks

A team from Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center is building a new class of robot to compete in...

Mar 12, 2013
ARL Extends MAST Program to Develop Remotely-Operated Micro-Robotic Technology

BAE Systems has been awarded a $43 million cooperative agreement extension to lead the Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL) Micro Autonomous...

Mar 05, 2013
Lockheed Martin Demonstrate Capabilities of SMSS UGV Via Satellite Control

Lockheed Martin completed a successful demonstration at Camp Grayling, Mich., recently in which its Squad Mission Support System (SMSS™) was...

Feb 19, 2013
IDEX: International Debut for TerraMax Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology

TerraMax Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) technology from Oshkosh Defense has had its international debut at IDEX 2013 in Abu Dhabi,...

Feb 18, 2013
Parosha Innovators Launch Cheatah GOSAFER UGV Robot

Parosha Innovators B.V., based in St. Annaparochie (The Netherlands), have developed a versatile deployable UGV robot: the Parosha Cheatah GOSAFER....

Feb 15, 2013
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Wing Test Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Special Operations Airmen at the Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., have recently tested the latest in unmanned vehicle technology. The...

Feb 11, 2013
CoroWare Launch Affordable “Smart UGV” for Robotics Researchers and Developers

CoroWare Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of CoroWare, Inc., has announced  availability and pricing for the CoroBot Jr, an affordable...

Feb 05, 2013
Husky A200 Unmanned Ground Vehicle in Training for NASA’s HI-SEAS Study

Clearpath Robotics’ Husky A200 Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) has joined Dr. Jean Hunter (Cornell University), Dr. Kim Binstead (University of...

Jan 17, 2013
HRED Developing Robot Intelligence to Respond to Voice Commands

Unmanned systems have begun to have a significant impact on warfare. Unmanned drones providing sustained surveillance, swift precise attacks on...

Jan 14, 2013
Kairos Autonomi Delivers First Unmanned Moving Ground Targets to National Guard Training Ranges

Kairos Autonomi, Inc., a world leader in robotic appliqué kits and developer of the Pronto4 Robotic Appliqué Kit, has completed...

Jan 08, 2013
U.S. Soldiers Train With Remote-Controlled Mine-Clearing Vehicle

Tripping improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnance in a controlled way to avoid Soldier injury has now become an automated...

Jan 02, 2013
ASI’s BatCat Telehandler Robot Helps LAPD Bomb Squad Officers

After several anonymous 911 calls, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a bomb threat outside Los Angeles’ oldest Jewish...

Dec 21, 2012
DARPA Trials Semi-Autonomous Robot Pack Mule

The warfighter who carries up to 100 pounds of equipment on his back is expected to get relief from the...

Dec 20, 2012
QinetiQ North America Receives $8.4m Orders for TALON® Unmanned Robot

QinetiQ North America (QNA) has announced that $8.4M in orders have been received for TALON® robots from the Czech Republic...

Nov 27, 2012
IDEX 2013 Announces Dedicated Unmanned Systems Zone

The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) has announced the introduction of a focused Unmanned Systems Area to be launched...

Nov 27, 2012
Kairos Autonomi Announces New Cost-Effective, Self-Cleaning Camera Filter for UGVs

Kairos Autonomi, Inc., a world leader in robotic appliqué kits and developer of the Pronto4 Robotic Appliqué Kit, has introduced...

Nov 26, 2012
ASI’s Guideline™ Robotic Convoy System Leads Driverless Trucks

Military convoys are a top resource for transporting supplies; vehicles are more protected and can deliver large shipments of supplies...

Nov 19, 2012
U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Selects Alion for Unmanned and Automated Weapon Systems Contract

For the Navy, the development of unmanned and automated weapon systems ranks as a top priority to sustain the country’s...

Nov 15, 2012
NICTA to Develop Critical Software to Protect Unmanned Vehicles from Cyber Attacks

A multi-million-dollar contract with the United States Government will see a team of computer scientists from NICTA develop a new...

Nov 15, 2012
VPT Inc. Launches New 5W Dual Output DC-DC Converter for Rugged Unmanned Systems

VPT Inc., a HEICO company, announces the availability of a new dual output DC-DC power converter to power electronics in...

Nov 13, 2012
Clearpath Robotics Awarded IRAP/DTAPP Funding

In a ceremony at their Kitchener offices, Clearpath Robotics was officially awarded over $200,000 in IRAP and DTAPP funding by...

Nov 13, 2012
U.S. Navy Orders Robotnik Summit XL Autonomous Vehicles

The United States Navy has ordered three Robotnik Summit XL mobile platforms from Barrett Technology, in Cambridge, MA, USA. These...

Nov 08, 2012
Sweden Announces Dates for Annual Robotics Innovation Challenge

Sweden is ranked as one the most innovative countries in the world, and Robotdalen is Sweden’s foremost robotics cluster; a...

Nov 08, 2012
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