MACE 2

UK MIRA UGV
Region:  Europe    Country:  UK    Category:  UGV    Company:  MIRA   
MACE 2
Manufacturer: Raytheon Status: development finished, being evaluated by US Marine Corps, US Army and US Special Operations Command Background: developed by Raytheon over a five-year period under contract to the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. With the ability to replicate snake-like movement and its small size, the Multi-Dimensional Mobility Robot (MDMR) can negotiate its way through rubble, across gaps, explore culverts, caves and pipes as well as climbs stairs and poles Characteristics: weight: <25lb, height: 3.4in, width: 3.5in, length: 53in with claw and boom folded Performance: max speed: 0.75mph, passes through 4.5in openings, crosses 12in wide gaps Payload: customer can specify payloads which are mounted on a flexible boom Command Link: 1,300m fibre-optic cable, about 500m wireless


Submarine launched Switchblade for RIMPAC 2012

2011-12-26
Submarine launched Switchblade for RIMPAC 2012
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2011-02-19
Cougar10-L all-terrain mini-robot with sense-through-the-wall imager launched
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Peak-Climbing Audi TT-S

2011-02-18
Peak-Climbing Audi TT-S
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Two Driverless Cars Have Begun 8,000-Mile Journey from Italy to China

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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