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Congress Allocates $2 Million for iRobot to Develop its Next - Generation Robotic Platform Warrior 700

iRobot Corp. announced that Congress appropriated $2 million to further develop the company’s Warrior 700, a powerful and rugged robot for use in danger zones and inaccessible areas.

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iRobot Receives Additional $3.5 Million Order From U.S. Army

Bedford, Mass. -- iRobot Corp. today announced it has received an order totaling $3.5 million under a contract with the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI).

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iRobot Receives a $3.75 Million Contract From TARDEC For iRobot Warrior 700

iRobot Corp. announced that the company has received a $3.75 million research and development contract from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), the nation's laboratory for advanced military automotive technology.

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iRobot Receives An Additional Order From the U.S. Army Totaling $17.5 Million

Bedford, Mass., July 23, 2008 – iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) today announced it received an additional order under its current contract with the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) totaling $17.5 million.

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First MAARS Robot Shipped to U.S. Miltary

McLean, VA, June 4, 2008 -- QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that the Foster-Miller subsidiary of its Technology Solutions Group has shipped the first MAARSTM ground robot to the U.S. military under a contract from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal/Low-Intensity Conflict (EOD/LIC) Program within the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO).

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QinetiQ North America announces new $400 million IDIQ contract for Talon robots and spares

QinetiQ today announced that QinetiQ North America's Technology Solutions Group has been awarded a new $400 million IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) contract for additional TALON robots and replacement parts for service with the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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iRobot Receives Orders Totaling $22 Million

Bedford, Mass. -- iRobot Corp. announced it received orders under two separate contracts from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), that manages these contracts on behalf of the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office at Warren, Mich. and Huntsville, Ala.

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Foster-Miller delivers 2,000th Talon robot to US military

Talon UGVMcLean, VA, May 6, 2008 -- QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that the Foster-Miller subsidiary of its Technology Solutions Group has delivered the 2,000th TALON® robot to the U.S. military.

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Military European Land-Robot Trial, Hammelburg, Germany

The third Military European Land-Robot Trial (M-ELROB) will take place from 30 June to 3 July in Hammelburg, Germany.

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Israeli Military Unveils Armed Patrol Robot

NES TZIONA, Israel — Israel's newest soldier can see at night, never nods off on sentry duty and can carry 660 pounds without complaining.

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BAE Systems-Led Team To Develop Miniature Robots For Military Use

MERRIMACK, New Hampshire -- BAE Systems will lead a team of scientists that will develop miniature robots to improve military situational awareness. The company signed a $38 million agreement with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to lead an alliance of researchers and scientists from the Army, academia and industry.

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Research Agency Showcases Robot-Driven Vehicles at Pentagon

WASHINGTON -- Defense Department employees got a glimpse of the automobile of the future at a display of robot-driven vehicles in the Pentagon’s center courtyard.

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Macroswiss Selected Be The U.S AAEF And REF As Their Unmanned Ground Vehicles Provider

Macroswiss S.A, the growing leader in Defence robotics innovation, has now entered the U.S market by being selected as the capability provider of UGVs for use in combat by the U.S Army Airborne Expeditionary Force (AAEF) and the Rapid Equipping Force (REF).

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General Dynamics Awarded $40 Million Army Contract to Produce Robotic Security Vehicles

WESTMINSTER, Md. -- The U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Robotic Systems an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a total potential value of $40 million for production of the robotic Mobile Detection and Assessment and Response System (MDARS).

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iRobot Receives Award for DARPA LANdroids Program

BURLINGTON, Mass., -- iRobot Corp. announced it has received an award under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) LANdroids program.