Gladiator Tugv

Region: USA and Canada Country: USA Category: UGV Company: Carnegie Mellon University

Manufacturer: Carnegie Mellon University National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) User: US Marine Corps Status: prototypes Background: a USMC programme to develop an armed, armoured UGV. It carries a range of sensors and weapons, a light vehicle obscurant smoke system and antipersonnel obstacle breaching system. The Robotic Systems Joint Project Office is co-ordinating requirements with Marine Corps Combat Development Command but the programme was unfunded in December 2007 Characteristics: size (LxWxH): 80x51x60in, weight: 2,800lb, payload: 400lb Performance: endurance: 24hr against realistic mission profile Control: LoS teleoperation up to 1 nm Current Payloads: pan/tilt/zoom day/night video camera, integrated position-locating system, laser rangefinder, acoustic detection system, anti-tampering/handling devices, anti-personnel/obstacle breaching system, 7.62mm M240G medium machine gun, 5.56mm M249 squad automatic weapon, Shoulder-launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon, light vehicle obscuration smoke system, automatic chemical agent detection alarm, AN/VDR-2 nuclear detection system, multi-purpose cart Planned Payloads: mine detection capabilities, mine-proofing (anti-personnel), lane marking, urban breaching, tactical casualty evacuation, combat resupply, counter-sniper activities, communications relay

2011-12-26

Submarine launched Switchblade for RIMPAC 2012

Raytheon has been given the contract to ready the AV Switchblade airframe to be launched from submarine waste disposal units. Now I bet that was not part of the first design brief! Chuck it out let it float up and then launch. How will it communicate with the sub if its at any depth though and how quickly will any aircraft looking for...

2011-02-19

Cougar10-L all-terrain mini-robot with sense-through-the-wall imager launched

TiaLinx, Inc., a developer of miniaturized mm-wave radars with integrated radio and antenna arrays, today announced the launch of the Cougar10-L.

2011-02-18

Peak-Climbing Audi TT-S

Stanford's Pikes Peak-Climbing Audi TT-S Stanford University has a long tradition of building autonomously navigated cars, like this Audi TT-S designed to race the famous Pikes Peak Hill Climb.

2011-02-18

Two Driverless Cars Have Begun 8,000-Mile Journey from Italy to China

A team of Italian engineers is gearing up for a high-tech road rally that should impress even the outside-the-box dreamers over at DARPA: an 8,000-mile journey from Italy to China, with nobody behind the wheel.

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2021-05-05
Development of the world market of UAV during COVID-19 pandemic

The drone market has grown steadily and continuously over the past several years. The technology is here to stay and is becoming more prevalent across numerous industries. But 2020 was a unique year due to Covid-19. Overall, respondents even felt that the changes in business models triggered by the lockdowns would actually have a positive impact on the drone industry in the long run.