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

APlus Mobile Recognised for Providing High Quality Computers and Appliances to Unmanned Markets

The end of the year performance reports are coming in, and APlus Mobile, Inc. has been recognized once again for...

Nov 08, 2012
NASA Opens Registration for Teams to Compete in 2013 Robot Competition

NASA and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass., have opened registration and are seeking teams to compete in...

Oct 26, 2012
DARPA Announces Teams for Robotics Challenge and Opens Registration for Tracks C and D

The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) began yesterday and over the next two years, teams will compete to develop and put...

Oct 26, 2012
RE2 Inc. Selected for DARPA’s Robotics Challenge

RE2, Inc., in partnership with Soar Technology, Inc. and the University of Texas at Arlington, has been selected as a...

Oct 25, 2012
Lockheed Martin Wins Contract to Develop Autonomous Operation of Tactical Vehicles

Lockheed Martin received an $11 million contract for the development, integration and testing of the Autonomous Mobility Applique System (AMAS)....

Oct 25, 2012
Oshkosh Defense Demonstrates TerraMax UGV Capabilities for Marine Corps Leaders

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, recently demonstrated its TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology for Brig. Gen. Mark...

Oct 23, 2012
DARPA Selects Team ViGIR Led by TORC for Robotics Challenge

TORC Robotics announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Team ViGIR – Virginia-Germany Interdisciplinary Robotics Team...

Oct 22, 2012
Pointman Tactical Robot Survives Close Range Shooting During SWAT Operation

In a SWAT operation that concluded with the suspect in custody, a Pointman Tactical Robot was struck with four rounds...

Oct 19, 2012
Northrop Grumman Remotec to Start Titus UGV Robot Deliveries in December

Northrop Grumman Corporation‘s subsidiary, Remotec Inc., will begin deliveries in December of Titus TM, the newest and smallest member of...

Oct 18, 2012
ROBOTEAM to Exhibit Range of Unmanned Robotic Solutions at AUSA 2012

ROBOTEAM, a leader in advanced, multi-purpose robotic solutions for Defense, Homeland Security, and Public Safety, presents its innovative easy-to-operate and...

Oct 17, 2012
iRobot Wins $10m Contract for SUGV Maintenance Training and Spares

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has received a $10 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from...

Oct 17, 2012
Elbit Systems Wins $50m Contract to Supply Autonomous Artillery Ground and Radio Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it has been awarded two contracts from a Far Eastern country to supply defense...

Oct 15, 2012
Kairos Autonomi Wins Military Contract for Remote Vehicle Systems to be Used as Moving Targets

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

Oct 15, 2012
RUAG Presents Two Unmanned Ground Vehicle Projects at M-ELROB

UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles) – also known as land robots – are used for protection or rescue duties in hazardous...

Sep 25, 2012
Kairos Autonomi Launches Cost-effective Tele-Op Only Kit for Unmanned Moving Ground Target Training

Kairos Autonomi, Inc., a world leader in robotic appliqué kits, has introduced a tele-op only kit that enables an existing...

Sep 24, 2012
cmRobot Launches the Element UGV™, a Rugged All-Terrain Unmanned Ground Vehicle

cmRobot one of the world’s leading providers of advanced computer systems, robotics technology and custom software solutions, has announced the...

Sep 20, 2012
QinetiQ North America to Display Latest Unmanned Systems at Modern Day Marine 2012

QinetiQ North America will display its latest survivability, unmanned systems, portable power and sensor technologies for land, air and maritime...

Sep 20, 2012
Guardium UGV Proves Reliability to Support IDF Patrols

A new initiative by the IDF that began in 2008, the Guardium unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) has seen a gradual...

Sep 19, 2012
Northrop Grumman Provides UK MoD with CUTLASS Unmanned EOD Disposal Vehicle

Almost six years after being appointed the prime contractor for Phase II of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) CUTLASS...

Sep 13, 2012
Video: LS3 – Legged Squad Support System by Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics has released a video showing the LS3 ‘Legged Squad Support System’ during a recent capabilities demonstration. LS3 is...

Sep 11, 2012
Cheetah Robot Sets New Land Speed Record for Legged Robots

Boston Dynamics, developer of BigDog, Atlas, LS3, RHex, Sand Flea and other advanced robots, announced today that its Cheetah Robot...

Sep 07, 2012
Defence Minister Visits Northrop Grumman’s Unmanned Ground Vehicle Facility

Northrop Grumman Corporation welcomed the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Peter Luff MP, to the company’s production facility...

Sep 03, 2012
UK Defence Minister Visits Northrop Grumman to Mark Rollout of CUTLASS UGV

Northrop Grumman Corporation welcomed the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Peter Luff MP, to the company’s production facility...

Sep 03, 2012
5D Robotics Wins Awards at 2012 Robot Rodeo

5D Robotics, Inc., a robotics software company that integrates human behaviors with leading robotics hardware, won several commendations at the...

Aug 29, 2012
iRobot Enhance Inflatable Robotic Arm Used on Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) designers at iRobot Corp. in Bedford, Mass., will enhance their design of an inflatable robotic arm...

Aug 22, 2012
IMT’S STx Transmitter Integrated into GuardBot Unmanned Amphibious Vehicle

Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC, a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave...

Aug 21, 2012
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