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Remote-Controlled, Throwable Robots Developed at Carnegie Mellon in Conjunction With U.S. Marine Corps Are Being Sent to Iraq for Testing.
AScribe Business & Economics News Service, June, 2004
Byline: Carnegie Mellon University
PITTSBURGH, June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University robotics researchers, in conjunction with the U.S. Marine Corps's Warfighting Laboratory, have developed a small, throwable, remote-controlled prototype robot designed for surveillance in urban settings. Several of the robots are on their way to Iraq for testing.
The robot, known as Dragon Runner, has the ability to see around corners and deliver information to Marines while keeping them out of danger in urban settings where human access is impractical, dangerous or unsustainable.
The Dragon Runner project is managed and funded by the Warfighting Laboratory, Quantico, Va., which is part of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command. The...
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