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Competition tests Ricardo-developed component models VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricardo, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Ricardo plc, a multi-industry consultancy for engineering, technology, project innovation and strategy, today announced that it successfully administered the Fast Adaptable Next-Generation Ground Vehicle (FANG) Mobility/Drivetrain Challenge for the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the first of three...
HRL Laboratories built and tested the rugged, water-proof, modular, 360° imaging sensor nicknamed OWL (Omni-directional threat Warning and Locator). Malibu, CA (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 During a May 1 deployable force protection exercise at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia, HRL Laboratories, LLC demonstrated a new 360-degree imaging sensor front-end as part of DARPA’s Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System (CT2WS). HRL developed the sensor front-end that communicates with the system’s...
WATCH VIDEO: [DARPA's Three-Fingered Robot Hand] Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online DARPA is showing off their latest advancement in robotic technology, and in doing so, bringing a robotically-controlled world ever closer to reality. The Autonomous Robotic Manipulation project (or ARM) and iRobot have now created a three-fingered robot hand which goes beyond anything else a robotic appendage has thus far been able to do. DARPA and iRobot get straight to the...
Call to Highlight Advanced Medical Device Technology Called "TopSpin" for Shareholders. Irvine, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 EP Global Communications, Inc. (the Company), (Stock Ticker: EPGL) announces that it will host a conference call tonight, Tuesday April 30, 2013 at 6:00PM Eastern Time. The call will include the full team of doctors involved with EPGL's new "Topspin" advanced MEMS technology platform for medical device development. This will include one of the...
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a follow-on Phase II contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to demonstrate an open architecture system that enables plug-and-play navigation under the All Source Positioning and Navigation (ASPN) program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The ASPN program seeks to enable low-cost, robust and seamless integration...
Study to Focus on Innovative Surveillance Technology for Battlefield Imagery ARLINGTON, Va., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) was awarded a contract to support the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va. for the Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe) program. SeeMe seeks to develop enabling technologies to provide reliable surveillance data to the warfighter in the field, using small, low-cost satellites that are...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The Pentagon is developing a robot that could help take over some of the responsibilities of a racecar pit crew. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) released a new video of a two-armed robot using a tool to remove a tire from a car. According to the New York Times, the goal of the program is to develop robots and prosthetic devices for wide use, at a lower cost. Robotic hands currently available cost $10,000 and up,...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The label “military grade” is often assigned to products and technologies that are capable of not only withstanding harsh environments, but also of working in areas where such products and tools aren’t often found. In today’s modern battlefield, many of these technologies also require a wireless network to connect with one another and other points offsite. This can’t be a normal network, of course. It needs to be of...
Applies underwater sensing expertise to DARPA's unmanned vessel program TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a sub-contract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to deliver its first 5th generation medium frequency hull mounted sonar system as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program. According to the U.S. Navy, 43...
In the news release, Lockheed Martin Receives $71 Million Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Contract from the U.S. Navy, issued 05-Mar-2013 by Lockheed Martin over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline reference to "the U.S. Navy" should be "DARPA" and the first paragraph, first sentence, reference to "the U.S. Navy" should be "the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)". The complete, corrected release follows: Lockheed Martin Receives $71 Million Long Range...
