The Label Printers Sponsors Geneva High School’S First Robotics Team

Posted June 11th, 2010 by sharkdancer

Geneva High School’s “ROBOVIKES” Team Attacks the FIRST Robotics Program’s Breakaway Challenge

Walking into a Geneva High School “ROBOVIKES” team meeting is like stepping into any team meeting of teenagers – they’re working, chatting, teasing, and laughing.  They’re excited about what they’re building, maybe a little anxious about the upcoming competitions, but also looking forward to something that they understand, in their second year as a team, will be a blast.

The ROBOVIKES feature a mascot designed by The Label Printers’ prepress department, to the team’s specifications.  The ROBOVIKE is clearly a cross between Geneva High School’s “Vikings” mascot and Robocop as he must look on the weekends when he’s working in the shop in his basement.  In keeping with the Viking theme, Geneva will once again be naming their robot after a Viking god/goddess. Last year’s robot Freyja and her rookie team went to the Midwest Regionals, advancing there to the FIRST equivalent of the “Elite Eight”.  This year’s team hopes to do as well, or better, in this year’s game, called Breakaway.

The FIRST program is designed so that the kids have only 6 weeks to build their robot from a kit of parts, with no instructions – one of the many life lessons that are part of this “competition of the mind” – and that 6 week time frame is a significant commitment of time and effort that is clearly understood by everyone. Mary Keyzer, a teacher at Geneva High School, draws on her years of experience as a coach, as she keeps an eagle eye on the proceedings, occasionally making a suggestion to one of the kids about what they might be working on.  She says, “This year has been a little less stressful because we already had supplies and a core group of kids [from last year’s rookie team].  But it’s still a much slower process than people realize.”  Trevor Deem, a sophomore veteran of last year’s ROBOVIKES team chimes in, “It’s slow, but fun.  FIRST is fun.”

Senior David Foehring, who is considering an aerospace engineering major at IIT, is a rookie ROBOVIKE, and is involved with building the robot.  He says, “It’s kinda fun coming up with different solutions to the challenges.”  Sophomore Keane Hensley is a team veteran.  He thinks that FIRST is a “great program [that] provides a lot of opportunities for anyone interested in any type of engineering.  The challenge is really different this year.  They did a really good job of making something really new and fresh.”  He echoes Mary Keyzer’s sentiment, saying that this year “it was easier to get going because we’ve got stuff already from last year.”  Freshman Matt Fee thinks that FIRST is “really fun.  A different experience than what we usually do in school.”  Matt is a member of the Alpine Club (Geneva’s ski club) and the freshman football team.  And while FIRST may be a “competition of the mind”, Matt says that it’s like being on a football team, as everyone is “still working together for a common goal.”

In addition to Mary Keyzer, the ROBOVIKES coach, the team has two principal adult mentors who have volunteered countless hours to help the team build the robot – Kevin Keyzer, a ceramics engineer and Mary’s husband, and Joe Kane, who is the Prepress Department Manager at The Label Printers.  Kevin’s brother is the teacher/mentor for the FIRST team at Lake Zurich High School and Kevin has long thought that the program is outstanding.  Joe is a graduate of Geneva High School, who has a long term interest in robots, having built robots for both middle school and high school science projects.  Joe says, “We have a good group of kids.  There’s a lot of enthusiasm with this group.  Even though we lost four seniors from last year’s team, we have four freshmen to replace them, which is good.  The continuity helps.”  He also echoes the idea that this year is easier than their rookie year.  “They’re learned a lot.  This year they’re much better at working as a team.  And we can get better.  This year will be a good year to get the construction part down, and hopefully future ROBOVIKES teams will be able to add other elements of the FIRST program, such as the ‘business’ aspect.  For that, they’ll need community involvement and Boosters.”

Joe Kane encourages everyone to attend the Midwest Regional competition, held at UIC on March 19th and 20th.  He suggests that this year’s game “should be very spectator friendly.  Last year was a little chaotic to the observer – balls flying all over the place, tough to understand who had scored and how.  But this year’s game is soccer themed, and I think that people who haven’t been immersed in the game for 6 weeks, trying to build a robot that will accomplish the game objectives, will better understand the action.”  Twins (of the extremely identical variety) Derik and Mitchell Baer are freshmen working on construction of the robot.  They think that FIRST is “pretty neat [and] offers a challenge.”  They play Tri-Cities Soccer, and think that the soccer aspect of this year’s game is fun.

Dr. Woodie Flowers, FIRST national advisor and Pappalardo professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, advised students on how to succeed in the 21st century noting, “This thing we’re launching today [the Breakaway game introduction] is not about building a robot, it’s about changing society. Remember Gracious Professionalism™, remember informed thinking, and remember critical analysis – all three, all the time. If you do that, you will soon have real comparative advantage.”

ROBOVIKE Team Members:

Seniors:  David Foehring, Kris Marut, Travis Reed, Will Zupke

Sophomores:  Trevor Deem, Keane Hensley, Josh Kilmer, Jack Wilbur

Freshmen:  Derik Baer, Mitchell Baer, Will Camacho, Matt Fee

About THE LABEL PRINTERS:

The Label Printers, Aurora, IL, started in business in 1967, manufacturing simple label constructions in a 1,000 square foot space, with 1 employee, serving the local Chicago market.

Today, the company has evolved into one of the 100 largest converters in the United States.  The Label Printers owns and operates two facilities in Aurora, Illinois, manufacturing and distributing labels and packaging products to thousands of customers in 25 countries around the world. The company’s packaging products are certified to ISO 9001 standards, and their quality is backed up by their 99.6% Quality Acceptance Rating.

About Geneva High School (Community Unit School District 304)

Geneva Community High School is over 130 years old and has over 1,800 students, 150 faculty members, and offers more than 150 courses in eleven academic areas.  Students may also enroll in one of thirty-seven academic courses in the Fox Valley Career Center curriculum.  Advanced placement and honors courses are offered in all academic areas supported by the expansion of our Acceleration and Enrichment program. 

While maintaining an outstanding tradition of excellence in education, athletic and extracurricular programs, our school provides a wide variety of community service learning experiences throughout Geneva and the Fox Valley.  Our experienced administrative team and dedicated staff, along with the support of the community of Geneva, offer one of the finest educational opportunities available throughout the state of Illinois.

About the “Breakaway” Game:

Teams receive a Kit of Parts made up of motors, batteries, a control system, a PC, and a mix of automation components – but no instructions. Working with mentors, students have six weeks to design, build, program, and test their robots to meet the season’s engineering challenge. Once these young inventors create a robot, their teams participate in competitions that measure the effectiveness of each robot, the power of collaboration, and the determination of students.

In the FRC “Breakaway” robotics game, two alliances of three teams will compete on a 27-by-54-foot field with bumps, attempting to earn points by collecting soccer balls in goals. Additional bonus points will be earned for each robot suspended in air and not touching the field at the end of the match.

The bumps have the potential to flip the robot or make it crash because of its steepness. As they “run the floor” the robots will need to shoot soccer balls in their two goals (four goals total, but as in soccer, “own” goals count for the “other” team).  Each goal scored is one point. Robots may play defense to prevent the other teams from scoring. As the game winds down to its last seconds, robots can score bonus points by suspending themselves off of a 7-foot tower. This earns the team two bonus points. And teams can earn three more points for every robot that is hanging off of the already suspended robot.

About the FIRST Robotics Competition:

The FIRST Robotics Competition is an annual competition that helps students discover the excitement of science, engineering, and technology and the rewards a career in STEM can bring. More than 45,000 high-school students on over 1,800 teams from the U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Herzegovina, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the U.K. will participate in this year’s competition.

In 1992, the FIRST Robotics Competition began with 28 teams and a single 14-by-14-foot playing field in a New Hampshire high school gym. This season more than 1,800 teams – including 278 rookie teams – will participate. Forty-three regional competitions in the U.S., Canada, and Israel, plus seven district competitions and one state championship in Michigan, will lead up to the 2010 FIRST Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, April 15-17.
FIRST programs are spearheaded by more than 90,000 dedicated volunteers worldwide, most of them professional engineers and scientists who mentor the next generation of innovators.

Participating students are eligible to apply for nearly $12 million in scholarships offered by leading universities, colleges, and companies.

About FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology):

Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from three out of every five Fortune 500 companies and nearly $12 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) and FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®) for high-school students, FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) for 9 to 14-year-olds, (9 to 16-year-olds outside the U.S. and Canada) and Junior FIRST® LEGO® League (Jr.FLL) for 6 to 9-year-olds. Gracious Professionalism™ is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST, go to www.usfirst.org.

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First Responder, Homeland Security, And Law Enforcement Robots Market

Posted June 11th, 2010 by sharkdancer

WinterGreen Research announces the following study: First Responder, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement Robots Markets, Worldwide, Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2010-2016 Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the first responder and homeland security ground robots are used globally. Growth comes as the border patrols and law enforcement agencies use robots to achieve broader security in a less expensive manner, delivering the promise of automated process in yet another industry. First responder robots bring changes in every region while the globally integrated enterprise replaces nationalistic dominance, creating broader cooperative police actions that replace nationalistic wars. These police actions are aimed against the bad guys. That automation of process has appeal to those who run the airports, border patrol, law enforcement agencies, and first responder organizations. key words: first responder robots, law enforcement robots, sensor networks, bomb detection robots, robot drive control, robot batteries

Table of Contents

First Responder Robots Executive Summary
FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-1
First Responder, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement
Robots Market Driving Forces ES-1
Homeland Security And Police Ground Robots ES-2
Robots Operate Independently ES-2
Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Shares ES-5
Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Forecasts ES-6
First Responder Robots Market Description And Market Dynamics

1. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOTS MARKET DESCRIPTION AND
MARKET DYNAMICS 1-1

1.1 First Responders 1-1
1.1.1 First Responder Need for Robots 1-2
1.2 First Responder Robot Border Patrol 1-3
1.2.1 Border Patrol and Homeland Security 1-5
1.3 Delivering Robotic Capabilities to Combat Teams 1-6
1.4 Military Robot Scope 1-7
1.4.1 Military Robot Applications 1-8
1.5 Army’s G8 Futures office 1-11

First Responder Robots Market Shares And Market Forecasts
2. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT MARKET SHARES AND FORECASTS 2-1

2.1 First Responder, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement
Robots Market Driving Forces 2-1
2.1.1 Homeland Security And Police Ground Robots 2-2
2.1.2 Robots Operate Independently 2-2
2.2 Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Shares 2-6
2.3 Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Forecasts 2-8
2.3.1 Small First Responder Robot Market Forecasts,
Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016 2-11
2.3.2 Mid Size First Responder Robot Market Forecasts,
Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016 2-13
2.3.3 Communications And Collaboration
Support Convergence To Enable First Response 2-14
2.4 Building a Culture of Preparedness 2-16
2.4.1 Military and First Responder Robot Market Forecasts 2-17
2.5 First Responder Robots Prevent And Disrupt Terrorist Attacks 2-22

First Responder Robots Product Description
3. FIRST RESPONDER AND HOMELAND SECURITY ROBOTS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1

3.1 First Responder County Police Organization Robot Specialized Functions 1
3.1.1 Northrop Grumman Andros Remotec 1
3.1.2 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Thermal Camera Enhancement Kits (Teks) For Talon® Robots 3
3.1.3 Foster-Miller TEK-1 3
3.1.4 Foster-Miller TEK-2 4
3.1.5 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Scraper 5
3.1.6 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Blade 6
3.1.7 TALON® Robots: TALON SWAT/MP 7
3.1.8 Using TALON SWAT/MP on a County Deputy Call 8
3.1.9 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Ski 10
3.1.10 QinetiQ Foster-Miller TALON Partnership with Ahura Scientific
Field-Deployed Analytical Instruments 11
3.1.11 QinetiQ Foster-Miller TALON® Tailored to First Responders 13
3.2 iRobot 18
3.2.1 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with EOD Kit 19
3.2.2 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with First Responder Kit 20
3.2.3 iRobot® Warrior™ 700 21
3.2.4 iRobot® PackBot® 500 with RedOwl Sniper Detection Kit 22
3.2.5 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with FasTac Kit 25
3.2.6 iRobot® PackBot® 500 with ICx Fido® Explosives Detection Kit 25
3.2.7 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with HAZMAT Detection Kit 27
3.2.8 iRobot® SeaGlider 28
3.2.9 iRobot® Ranger 29
3.2.10 iRobot Aware 2.0 Robot Intelligence Software 30
3.3 Northrop Grumman 31
3.3.1 Andros HD-1 : Compact, Lightweight Platform 31
3.3.2 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 34
3.3.3 Northrop Grumman F6A – Versatile Platform 34
3.3.4 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 37
3.3.5 Northrop Grumman Mark V-A1 – Highly Versatile, Robust, All-Terrain Platform 37
3.3.6 Northrop Grumman V-A1 Features 39
3.3.7 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 40
3.3.8 Northrop Grumman Mini-ANDROS II – Compact, Capable, Two-Man-Portable Platform 40
3.3.9 Northrop Grumman Mini Andros II Features 42
3.3.10 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 43
3.3.11 Northrop Grumman Wolverine – Outdoor, All-Terrain Workhorse 43
3.3.12 Northrop Grumman Wolverine 45
3.3.13 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 46
3.4 General Dynamics 47
3.4.1 General Dynamics Next-Generation CROWS II Increases Soldiers Safety 48
3.5 Kongsberg 50

First Responder Robot Technology
4. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT TECHNOLOGY 4-1

4.1 First Responder Robot Enabling Technology 4-1
4.2 Intel Integrated Circuit Evidence-Based Innovation 4-3
4.2.1 Open Robotic Control Software 4-5
4.2.2 Military Robot Key Technology 4-6
4.2.3 PC-Bots 4-10
Visual Simultaneous Localization & Mapping 4-10
4.3 Advanced Robot Technology: Navigation,
Mobility, And Manipulation 4-11
4.3.1 Robot Intelligence Systems 4-11
4.3.2 Real-World, Dynamic Sensing 4-12
4.4 User-Friendly Interfaces 4-12
4.4.1 Tightly-Integrated, Electromechanical Robot Design 4-13
4.5 Field Based Robotics Iterative Development 4-14

First Responder Robot Company Profiles
5. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT COMPANY PROFILES 5-1

5.1 American Reliance Inc. (AMREL) 5-1
5.1.1 Amrel Field Expedient Robot Controls
Interoperability 5-2
5.1.2 Amrel Small-Footprint, Highly Integrated,
Rugged Mobile Computing Solutions 5-2
5.2 BAE Systems 5-2
5.2.1 BAE Systems Ant Size Robot 5-3
5.2.2 BAE Personal Robots 5-5
5.2.3 BAE Systems Large UGV 5-5
5.3 Boston Dynamics 5-5
5.4 Doosan Infracore / Bobcat Company 5-6

First Responder, Homeland Security, And Law Enforcement Robots Market Shares, Strategies, And Forecasts, Worldwide, 2010 To 2016

Posted June 6th, 2010 by sharkdancer

Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the first responder and homeland security ground robots are used globally. Growth comes as the border patrols and law enforcement agencies use robots to achieve broader security in a less expensive manner, delivering the promise of automated process in yet another industry. First responder robots bring changes in every region while the globally integrated enterprise replaces nationalistic dominance, creating broader cooperative police actions that replace nationalistic wars. These police actions are aimed against the bad guys.

This cost is creating resistance among the agencies to spend such a large amount for what is seen as a device that gives little return in comparison to what a person can do all year. Costs of robots are expected to decrease rapidly in the next year, creating a much larger market than exists now. The current market at $203 million does provide a significant base for solid growth.

Vendors of homeland security and first responder robots have positioned to provide a common framework through which federal, state, local, and tribal governments can address emergencies. US federal first responder agencies are negotiating agreements with state and local government law enforcement groups to share equipment. First responder robots cost $50,000 and up, the cost of a person for one year.

Whereas a person can patrol and investigate, a first responder robot able to sniff for explosives is not justified in high quantity. .a few shared units go a long way in detecting explosives.

The challenge for vendors is to find applications where the robot is used 24×7 365 days per year. Then there is payback. An exception is an airport and a border patrol crossing point where there is continuous need to sniff for explosives.

First responder and homeland security robots are useful as patrol units. Just as foot police and patrol cars look for dangerous situations, so also a first responder robot can patrol an area with cameras and chemical sensors. First responder and homeland security robot automation of the defense process is the next wave of first responder and homeland security evolution. As automated systems and networking complement the Internet , communication is facilitated on a global basis. The first responder and homeland security charter is shifting to providing protection against terrorists and people seek to maintain a safe, mobile, independent lifestyle. Much of the first responder and homeland security mission is moving to adopt a police force training mission, seeking to achieve protection of civilian populations on a worldwide basis.

According to Susan Eustis, the lead author of the study, “the purchase of First responder and homeland security Robots s is dependent on budget constraints. The use of First responder and homeland security Robots s is based on providing a robot that is less expensive to put in the field than a trained soldier. That automation of process has appeal to those who run the first responder and homeland security.

Robots are automating first responder and homeland security ground systems, permitting vital protection of police officers and people in the field, creating the possibility of reduced fatalities in this profession. Mobile robotics operate independently of the operator.

The innovation coming from all the vendors is astounding. No one innovation is more significant than another. One vendor, BAE Systems has an ant size robot useful for reconnaissance and networking robots in development. As soldiers take up secure positions behind a wall, they deploy a small reconnaissance team. The initial deployment is poised to be a very, very small reconnaissance team. Some hopping, some flying, the stealthy autonomous reconnaissance squad vanishes into a suspicious building for several minutes, then relays the all-clear back to its partners outside when that is the case.

Use of remote-control toys in Iraq started as improvised robots to check out possible roadside bombs. There has since been a flurry of activity on the robotic explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) front since that early beginning. Deliveries of smaller and cheaper Bots are anticipated.

The emergence of a market for intelligent, mobile robots for use in the field and the confined areas of city fighting presents many opportunities. Units used in public spaces and on the border create a better, more flexible, more cost efficient first responder and homeland security.

Technology is used to actuate the disparate robot types. Core robotics research and advances in robotic technology can be applied across a variety of robotic form factors and robotic functionality. Advances feed on and off of each other. With each new round of innovation, a type of technological cross pollination occurs that improves existing robotic platforms and opens up other avenues where intelligent mobile robots can be employed, effectively creating new markets.

Roboticists are more advanced in their training and in the tools available to create units. First responder and homeland security robots have evolved from units used in the field to manage different situations that arise. Robots save lives..

Robotic security systems have an emphasis on causality reduction during law enforcement activities. This has resulted in investment in robotics technology that is useful. Robotic research is on the fast track for government spending. First responder and homeland security ground robot market forecast analysis indicates that vendor strategy is to pursue developing new applications that leverage leading edge technology. Robot solutions are achieved by leveraging the ability to innovate, to bring products to market quickly. First responder and homeland security purchasing authorities seek to reduce costs through design and outsourcing. Vendor capabilities depend on the ability to commercialize the results of research in order to fund further research. Government funded research is evolving some more ground robot capability.

Markets at $203.1 million in 2009 are anticipated to reach $3.7 billion by 2016.

Report Methodology

This is the 435th report in a series of primary market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the Internet, computer, software, telephone equipment, health equipment, and energy. Automated process and significant growth potential are a priorities in topic selection. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary data bases.

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The analyst process is concentrated on getting good market numbers. This process involves looking at the markets from several different perspectives, including vendor shipments. The interview process is an essential aspect as well. We do have a lot of granular analysis of the different shipments by vendor in the study and addenda prepared after the study was published if that is appropriate.

Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participant in the segment. Installed base analysis and unit analysis is based on interviews and an information search. Market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, opinion leaders, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share.

Table of Contents :

FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-1
First Responder, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement
Robots Market Driving Forces ES-1
Homeland Security And Police Ground Robots ES-2
Robots Operate Independently ES-2
Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Shares ES-5
Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Forecasts ES-6

1. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOTS MARKET DESCRIPTION AND
MARKET DYNAMICS 1-1
1.1 First Responders 1-1
1.1.1 First Responder Need for Robots 1-2
1.2 First Responder Robot Border Patrol 1-3
1.2.1 Border Patrol and Homeland Security 1-5
1.3 Delivering Robotic Capabilities to Combat Teams 1-6
1.4 Military Robot Scope 1-7
1.4.1 Military Robot Applications 1-8
1.5 Army’s G8 Futures office 1-11
1.5.1 Delivering Capabilities to the Army’s Brigade Combat Teams 1-13
1.5.2 Transition Between The Current Market
And Where The Market Is Going 1-14
1.5.3 Different Sizes of UGVs 1-15
1.6 Types of Military Robots 1-17
1.6.1 Telerob Explosive Observation Robot and
Ordnance Disposal 1-17
1.6.2 QinetiQ North America Talon® Robots
Universal Disrupter Mount 1-20
1.6.3 General Dynamics Next-Generation
CROWS II Increases Soldiers Safety 1-22
1.6.4 Soldier Unmanned Ground Vehicle from iRobot 1-23
1.7 UGV Enabling Technologies 1-24
1.7.1 Sensor Processing 1-25
1.7.2 Machine Autonomy 1-26
1.8 Military Robot Bandwidth 1-27
1.8.1 UGV Follow-Me Capability 1-27
1.8.2 Communications Bandwidth 1-28
1.8.3 Battery Power 1-28
1.8.4 Combination Of Batteries Linked To
Onboard Conventional Diesel 1-29
1.9 SUGVs 1-30
1.9.1 Mid-Size Category UGV 1-30
1.9.2 Large UGV 1-31
1.9.3 U.S. Army Ground Combat Vehicle 1-32
1.9.4 TARDEC 1-33
1.9.5 Tacom 1-34

2. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT MARKET SHARES AND FORECASTS 2-1
2.1 First Responder, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement
Robots Market Driving Forces 2-1
2.1.1 Homeland Security And Police Ground Robots 2-2
2.1.2 Robots Operate Independently 2-2
2.2 Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Shares 2-6
2.3 Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Forecasts 2-8
2.3.1 Small First Responder Robot Market Forecasts,
Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016 2-11
2.3.2 Mid Size First Responder Robot Market Forecasts,
Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016 2-13
2.3.3 Communications And Collaboration
Support Convergence To Enable First Response 2-14
2.4 Building a Culture of Preparedness 2-16
2.4.1 Military and First Responder Robot Market Forecasts 2-17
2.5 First Responder Robots Prevent And Disrupt Terrorist Attacks 2-22
2.5.1 Robots Emerge As Part Of Critical Security and
Emergency Response Infrastructure 2-23
2.5.2 First Responder Robot Platforms, Cameras, Grippers,
And Sensor Combinations 2-24
2.6 Worldwide First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Segments 2-27
2.7 Police Actions Against Terrorists Replace Wars In
The New Global Economy 2-30
2.7.1 First Responder Large Vehicle Robots For
Challenging Missions 2-31
2.7.2 QinetiQ¡¯s / Foster-Miller Talon® First Responder Robot 2-32
2.7.3 Telerob Sensor Platform 2-32
2.7.4 Small, Maneuverable First Responder Robots 2-33
2.7.5 iRobot PackBot Scout 2-34
2.7.6 iRobot PackBot Explorer 2-34
2.7.7 QinetiQ North America¡¯s Dragon Runner Robot
Delivered to Mesa AZ SWAT Team 2-36
2.7.8 Application Scope 2-37
2.7.9 U.S. Military Robots Key to Iraq Surge Success 2-37
2.8 Military Robot Regional Market Analysis 2-39
2.8.1 iRobot Geographic Information 2-41

3. FIRST RESPONDER AND HOMELAND SECURITY ROBOTS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1
3.1 First Responder County Police Organization Robot Specialized Functions 1
3.1.1 Northrop Grumman Andros Remotec 1
3.1.2 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Thermal Camera Enhancement Kits (Teks) For Talon® Robots 3
3.1.3 Foster-Miller TEK-1 3
3.1.4 Foster-Miller TEK-2 4
3.1.5 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Scraper 5
3.1.6 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Blade 6
3.1.7 TALON® Robots: TALON SWAT/MP 7
3.1.8 Using TALON SWAT/MP on a County Deputy Call 8
3.1.9 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Ski 10
3.1.10 QinetiQ Foster-Miller TALON Partnership with Ahura Scientific
Field-Deployed Analytical Instruments 11
3.1.11 QinetiQ Foster-Miller TALON® Tailored to First Responders 13
3.2 iRobot 18
3.2.1 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with EOD Kit 19
3.2.2 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with First Responder Kit 20
3.2.3 iRobot® Warrior™ 700 21
3.2.4 iRobot® PackBot® 500 with RedOwl Sniper Detection Kit 22
3.2.5 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with FasTac Kit 25
3.2.6 iRobot® PackBot® 500 with ICx Fido® Explosives Detection Kit 25
3.2.7 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with HAZMAT Detection Kit 27
3.2.8 iRobot® SeaGlider 28
3.2.9 iRobot® Ranger 29
3.2.10 iRobot Aware 2.0 Robot Intelligence Software 30
3.3 Northrop Grumman 31
3.3.1 Andros HD-1 : Compact, Lightweight Platform 31
3.3.2 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 34
3.3.3 Northrop Grumman F6A – Versatile Platform 34
3.3.4 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 37
3.3.5 Northrop Grumman Mark V-A1 – Highly Versatile, Robust, All-Terrain Platform 37
3.3.6 Northrop Grumman V-A1 Features 39
3.3.7 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 40
3.3.8 Northrop Grumman Mini-ANDROS II – Compact, Capable, Two-Man-Portable Platform 40
3.3.9 Northrop Grumman Mini Andros II Features 42
3.3.10 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 43
3.3.11 Northrop Grumman Wolverine – Outdoor, All-Terrain Workhorse 43
3.3.12 Northrop Grumman Wolverine 45
3.3.13 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 46
3.4 General Dynamics 47
3.4.1 General Dynamics Next-Generation CROWS II Increases Soldiers Safety 48
3.5 Kongsberg 50
3.5.1 Kongsberg CrowsII Military Robot System 50
3.5.2 Kongsberg Addresses Underwater Diver Incursion 51
3.5.3 Kongsberg Norwegian Mine Reconnaissance Program 52
3.6 BAE Systems 53
3.6.1 BAE Systems Ant Size Robot 54
3.6.2 BAE Personal Robots 56
3.6.3 BAE Systems Large UGV 56
3.7 Lockheed Martin 56
3.7.1 Lockheed Martin Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment Vehicle (MULE) 57
3.7.2 Lockheed Martin Large NUWC Manta UUV 59
3.7.3 Lockheed Martin Large NUWC Manta UUV For The Offshore Oil Industry 61
3.7.4 Lockheed Martin AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS) 61

3.8 QinetiQ North America TALON® Robots 65
3.8.1 QinetiQ North America Talon® Robots Universal Disrupter Mount 67
3.8.2 Qinetiq / Foster-Miller 69
3.8.3 Foster-Miller TALON Family of Military Robots 70
3.8.4 Foster-Miller New: Two-Way Hailer 71
3.8.5 Foster-Miller TALON Responder 71
3.8.6 Foster-Miller EOD Robots 73
3.8.7 Foster-Miller SWORDS Robots 75
3.8.8 Foster-Miller CBRNE/Hazmat Robots 77
3.8.9 Foster-Miller TALON SWAT/MP 78
3.8.10 Foster-Miller MAARS Robot 79
3.8.11 Foster-Miller Dragon Runner Field Transformable SUGV 81
3.8.12 Foster Miller TALON GEN IV Engineer 82
3.8.13 Foster Miller TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 83
3.8.14 QinetiQ TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 84
3.8.15 Combat Engineer Route Clearance Robot 87
3.8.16 Talon MAARS™ Robots 92
3.9 Telerob 95
3.9.1 Telerob – EOD / IEDD Equipment, EOD Robots and Vehicles 95
3.9.2 Telerob TEODor Heavy Duty Explosive
Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Robot 97
3.9.3 Telerob Telemax High-Mobility EOD Robot 3-98
3.9.4 Telerob EOD / IEDD Service Vehicles 3-98
3.10 Versa / Allen Vanguard 3-103
3.10.1 Allen Vanguard VANGUARD® ROV 3-105
3.10.2 Allen Vanguard Defender Robot/ROV 3-113
3.10.3 Allen Vanguard ROV-Track CBRNE 3-118
3.11 Boston Dynamics 3-121
3.11.1 Boston Dynamic LittleDog – The Legged
Locomotion Learning Robot 3-122
3.11.2 Boston Dynamic PETMAN – BigDog gets a Big Brother 3-124
3.11.3 Boston Dynamic RHex Devours Rough Terrain 3-126
3.11.4 Boston Dynamic RiSE: Climbing Robot 3-128
3.12 Robotic Technology 3-130
3.12.1 RTI Military Memetics (Information Propagation,
Impact, and Persistence ¨C Info PIP) Project 3-131
3.12.2 RTI Humanoid And Legged Robots 3-132
3.13 Fujitsu Service Robot (enon) 3-133
3.14 Gostai SOS 3-134
3.15 Kairos Autonomi 3-136
3.16 Scripps Bluefin Robotics Spray glider UUV 3-137
3.16.1 Scripps Bluefin Robotics Spray Glider Sensors,
Navigation, and Communications 3-138
3.17 Boeing¡¯s AN/BLQ-11 Long-term Mine
Reconnaissance System (LMRS), 3-144
3.18 Boeing Advanced Information Systems 3-148
3.19 Sonatech 3-150
3.20 BAE Systems Underwater Systems 3-150
3.21 Gunsmith Jerry Baber 3-151
3.22 IVTT Program Intelligent Vehicle Robot Hops Over Walls 3-152
3.22.1 Robotic Technology Precision Urban Hopper 3-154
3.22.2 Robotic Technology Robot 3-154
3.23 First Responder Robots 3-155
3.23.1 QinetiQ North America¡¯s robotic controller kit 3-156

4. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT TECHNOLOGY 4-1
4.1 First Responder Robot Enabling Technology 4-1
4.2 Intel Integrated Circuit Evidence-Based Innovation 4-3
4.2.1 Open Robotic Control Software 4-5
4.2.2 Military Robot Key Technology 4-6
4.2.3 PC-Bots 4-10
Visual Simultaneous Localization & Mapping 4-10
4.3 Advanced Robot Technology: Navigation,
Mobility, And Manipulation 4-11
4.3.1 Robot Intelligence Systems 4-11
4.3.2 Real-World, Dynamic Sensing 4-12
4.4 User-Friendly Interfaces 4-12
4.4.1 Tightly-Integrated, Electromechanical Robot Design 4-13
4.5 Field Based Robotics Iterative Development 4-14
4.5.1 Next-Generation Products Leverage Model 4-15
4.5.2 Modular Robot Structure And Control 4-15
4.5.3 Lattice Architectures 4-16
4.5.4 Chain / Tree Architectures 4-16
4.5.5 Deterministic Reconfiguration 4-16
4.5.6 Stochastic Reconfiguration 4-17
4.5.7 Modular Robotic Systems 4-17
4.6 Intel Military Robot Cultivating Collaborations 4-18
4.7 Hitachi Configuration Of Robots Using The SuperH Family 4-18
Hitachi Concept of MMU And Logic Space 4-19
Robotic Use of Thin Film Lithium-Ion Batteries 4-23
4.8 Network Of Robots And Sensors 4-24
4.8.1 Sensor Networks Part Of Research Agenda 4-25
4.8.2 Light Sensing 4-26
4.8.3 Acceleration Sensing 4-27
4.8.4 Chemical Sensing 4-27
4.9 Military Robot Technology Functions 4-27
4.10 Carbon Nanotube Radio 4-28
4.11 Military Robot Funded Programs 4-30
4.11.1 Future Combat System (FCS) Program Transitions
to Army Brigade Combat Team Modernization 4-30
4.11.2 XM1216 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) 4-32
4.11.3 UUV Sub-Pillars 4-33
4.11.4 Hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HAUV) 4-36
4.11.5 Alliant 4-36
4.11.6 ATSP is a Government-wide contracting vehicle 4-38
4.11.7 Quick, efficient contracting vehicle 4-38
4.11.8 Facilitates technology and insertion into fielded systems 4-38
4.11.9 Access to all Northrop Grumman sectors 4-39
4.12 iRobot Technology 4-39
4.12.1 iRobot AWARE Robot Intelligence Systems 4-39
4.12.2 iRobot Real-World, Dynamic Sensing. 4-40
4.12.3 iRobot User-Friendly Interface 4-40
4.12.4 iRobot Tightly-Integrated Electromechanical Design. 4-41
4.13 Evolution Robotics Technology Solutions 4-42
Evolution Robotics Example Applications 4-44
4.14 NASA Exploratory Robots 4-45
4.14.1 NASA Spirit Robot 4-46
4.14.2 NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit 4-48
Sample NASA Sprit Sol-By-Sol Summary: 4-50
4.14.3 Opportunity Update 4-51
4.14.4 NASA Opportunity Sol-By-Sol Summary 4-52
4.14.5 NASA Opportunity Robot 4-54
4.15 Remote Controlled Robot Missions 4-55
4.15.1 Auto-Navigation System Takes Pictures Of
The Nearby Terrain 4-59
4.15.2 Mars Robotic Rovers Spirit And Opportunity 4-61
4.16 Self-Reproducing Machines 4-62
4.16.1 M-TRAN Modular Transformer 4-62
4.16.2 Attitude Control In Space By Control Moment Gyros 4-63

5. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT COMPANY PROFILES 5-1
5.1 American Reliance Inc. (AMREL) 5-1
5.1.1 Amrel Field Expedient Robot Controls
Interoperability 5-2
5.1.2 Amrel Small-Footprint, Highly Integrated,
Rugged Mobile Computing Solutions 5-2
5.2 BAE Systems 5-2
5.2.1 BAE Systems Ant Size Robot 5-3
5.2.2 BAE Personal Robots 5-5
5.2.3 BAE Systems Large UGV 5-5
5.3 Boston Dynamics 5-5
5.4 Doosan Infracore / Bobcat Company 5-6
5.5 General Dynamics 5-7
5.5.1 General Dynamics Combat Autonomous
Mobility System (CAMS) 5-7
5.5.2 General Dynamics $60 Million Contract by U.S.
Air Force for Mission Operations Support 5-8
5.5.3 General Dynamics Revenue 5-9
5.5.4 General Dynamics Business Group Revenue 5-10
5.5.5 General Dynamics Combat Systems Awards 5-13
5.5.6 General Dynamics Land Systems $24 million
contract to supply Commanders Remote Operated Weapons 5-13
5.5.7 General Dynamics Canadian Government¡¯s
LAV III Upgrade Program 5-14
5.5.8 General Dynamics U.S. Military Vehicle Business 5-15
5.6 Gostai 5-16
5.7 iRobot 5-16
5.7.1 iRobot Home Robots 5-17
5.7.2 iRobot Government and Industrial Robots 5-17
5.7.3 iRobot Locations 5-17
5.7.4 iRobot Military Programs 5-17
5.7.5 iRobot Revenue 5-19
5.7.6 iRobot Geographic Information 5-25
5.7.7 iRobot Significant Customers 5-25
5.7.8 iRobot Description 5-25
5.7.9 iRobot Industry Segment, Geographic Information and Significant Customers 5-27
5.7.10 iRobot Home Robots 5-27
5.7.11 iRobot Government and Industrial 5-27
5.7.12 iRobot Geographic Information 5-32
5.7.13 iRobot Home Robot Division Revenue And Units Shipped 5-33
5.7.14 iRobot Government And Industrial Division 5-34
5.7.15 iRobot Strategy 5-36
5.7.16 iRobot Government and Industrial Products 5-38
5.7.17 iRobot Home Robots 5-42
5.7.18 iRobot Government & Industrial Robots 5-42
5.7.19 iRobot Partners and Strategic Alliance 5-43
5.7.20 iRobot / Boeing Company 5-43
5.7.21 iRobot / Advanced Scientific Concepts 5-43
5.7.22 iRobot / TASER International, 5-44
5.8 Kongsberg 5-44
5.8.1 Increased Scope of Kongsberg CROWS II
Framework Agreement 5-45
5.8.2 Kongsberg Ownership 5-45
5.8.3 Kongsberg Manufacturing locations 5-46
5.8.4 Kongsberg Operations Revenue 5-47
5.8.5 Kongsberg Employees 5-47
5.9 Lockheed Martin 5-48
5.9.1 Lockheed Martin Defense Department Positioning 5-49
5.10 Northrop Grumman 5-53
5.10.1 Northrop Grumman Remotec Robots 5-54
5.11 Qinetiq / Foster-Miller 5-55
5.11.1 QinetiQ UK MOD and the US DoD provide target markets 5-56
5.11.2 QinetiQ Revenue 2005-2009 5-58
5.11.3 QinetiQ North America 5-61
5.11.4 QinetiQ Revenue 5-64
5.11.5 QinetiQ UK 5-66
5.11.6 QinetiQ North America 5-66
5.11.7 QinetiQ Autonomy and Robotics 5-67
5.11.8 QinetiQ Group Revenues 5-68
5.11.9 QinetiQ Business Review Governance 5-70
5.11.10 QinetiQ Revenue By Customer 5-71
5.11.11 QinetiQ North America 5-73
5.12 QinetiQ North America / Foster-Miller 5-75
5.12.1 QinetiQ North America / Foster-Miller 5-77
5.12.2 QinetiQ Common Robotic Controller (CRC) 5-77
5.12.3 QinetiQ North America World-Class Technology 5-78
5.12.4 QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group 5-79
5.13 Robotic Technology Inc. 5-79
5.13.1 RTI Energetically Autonomous Tactical
Robot (EATR) Project 5-80
5.13.2 RTI Intelligent Vehicle Technology
Transfer (IVTT) Program 5-81
5.13.3 Robotic Technology Precision Urban Hopper 5-84
5.13.4 Robotic Technology Robot 5-85
5.14 Telerob 5-85
5.14.1 Telerob – EOD / IEDD Equipment, EOD
Robots and Vehicles 5-86
5.14.2 TEODor Heavy Duty Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) Robot 5-87
5.14.3 Telerob Telemax High-Mobility EOD Robot 5-88
5.14.4 Telerob EOD / IEDD service vehicles 5-88
5.14.5 Telerob¡¯s Electrical Force-Reflecting-Manipulators (FRMs) 5-91
5.14.6 American Crane and Equipment Corp and
Telerob Partnership 5-92
5.15 Thermo Fisher Scientific / Ahura Scientific 5-93
5.15.1 Ahura Scientific 5-94
5.16 Versa / Allen-Vanguard 5-95
5.16.1 Allen Vanguard Trading Suspended on Stock 5-96
5.16.2 Allen Vanguard HAL® EOD/IEDD/Search
Tasks Hook and Line System 5-97
5.16.3 Versa / Allen Vanguard Equinox I 5-100
5.16.4 Versa / Allen Vanguard Field Test Set 5-101
5.16.5 Allen-Vanguard Revenue 5-102
5.17 VIA Technologies 5-104
5.17.1 VIA Technologies Complete Platform Provider 5-105
5.17.2 VIA Technologies Market Leadership 5-105
5.17.3 VIA Technologies Global Operations 5-106
5.17.4 VIA Technologies Meeting the Market Challenge 5-107
5.17.5 VIA Technologies Dynamic Fabless Business Model 5-108
5.18 Selected Manufacturers of Military Robots 5-108
5.19 Government Agencies and Other
Organizations Using Military Robots 5-112
5.19.1 RTI Intelligent Vehicle Technology
Transfer (IVTT) Program 5-115

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First, Responder, Homeland Security, And Law Enforcement Robots Market Shares, Strategies, And Forecasts, Worldwide, 2010 To 2016-Aarkstore Enterprise

Posted June 6th, 2010 by sharkdancer

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Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the first responder and homeland security ground robots are used globally. Growth comes as the border patrols and law enforcement agencies use robots to achieve broader security in a less expensive manner, delivering the promise of automated process in yet another industry. First responder robots bring changes in every region while the globally integrated enterprise replaces nationalistic dominance, creating broader cooperative police actions that replace nationalistic wars. These police actions are aimed against the bad guys.

This cost is creating resistance among the agencies to spend such a large amount for what is seen as a device that gives little return in comparison to what a person can do all year. Costs of robots are expected to decrease rapidly in the next year, creating a much larger market than exists now. The current market at $203 million does provide a significant base for solid growth.

Vendors of homeland security and first responder robots have positioned to provide a common framework through which federal, state, local, and tribal governments can address emergencies. US federal first responder agencies are negotiating agreements with state and local government law enforcement groups to share equipment. First responder robots cost $50,000 and up, the cost of a person for one year.

Whereas a person can patrol and investigate, a first responder robot able to sniff for explosives is not justified in high quantity. .a few shared units go a long way in detecting explosives.

The challenge for vendors is to find applications where the robot is used 24×7 365 days per year. Then there is payback. An exception is an airport and a border patrol crossing point where there is continuous need to sniff for explosives.

First responder and homeland security robots are useful as patrol units. Just as foot police and patrol cars look for dangerous situations, so also a first responder robot can patrol an area with cameras and chemical sensors. First responder and homeland security robot automation of the defense process is the next wave of first responder and homeland security evolution. As automated systems and networking complement the Internet , communication is facilitated on a global basis. The first responder and homeland security charter is shifting to providing protection against terrorists and people seek to maintain a safe, mobile, independent lifestyle. Much of the first responder and homeland security mission is moving to adopt a police force training mission, seeking to achieve protection of civilian populations on a worldwide basis.

According to Susan Eustis, the lead author of the study, “the purchase of First responder and homeland security Robots s is dependent on budget constraints. The use of First responder and homeland security Robots s is based on providing a robot that is less expensive to put in the field than a trained soldier. That automation of process has appeal to those who run the first responder and homeland security.

Robots are automating first responder and homeland security ground systems, permitting vital protection of police officers and people in the field, creating the possibility of reduced fatalities in this profession. Mobile robotics operate independently of the operator.

The innovation coming from all the vendors is astounding. No one innovation is more significant than another. One vendor, BAE Systems has an ant size robot useful for reconnaissance and networking robots in development. As soldiers take up secure positions behind a wall, they deploy a small reconnaissance team. The initial deployment is poised to be a very, very small reconnaissance team. Some hopping, some flying, the stealthy autonomous reconnaissance squad vanishes into a suspicious building for several minutes, then relays the all-clear back to its partners outside when that is the case.

Use of remote-control toys in Iraq started as improvised robots to check out possible roadside bombs. There has since been a flurry of activity on the robotic explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) front since that early beginning. Deliveries of smaller and cheaper Bots are anticipated.

The emergence of a market for intelligent, mobile robots for use in the field and the confined areas of city fighting presents many opportunities. Units used in public spaces and on the border create a better, more flexible, more cost efficient first responder and homeland security.

Technology is used to actuate the disparate robot types. Core robotics research and advances in robotic technology can be applied across a variety of robotic form factors and robotic functionality. Advances feed on and off of each other. With each new round of innovation, a type of technological cross pollination occurs that improves existing robotic platforms and opens up other avenues where intelligent mobile robots can be employed, effectively creating new markets.

Roboticists are more advanced in their training and in the tools available to create units. First responder and homeland security robots have evolved from units used in the field to manage different situations that arise. Robots save lives..

Robotic security systems have an emphasis on causality reduction during law enforcement activities. This has resulted in investment in robotics technology that is useful. Robotic research is on the fast track for government spending. First responder and homeland security ground robot market forecast analysis indicates that vendor strategy is to pursue developing new applications that leverage leading edge technology. Robot solutions are achieved by leveraging the ability to innovate, to bring products to market quickly. First responder and homeland security purchasing authorities seek to reduce costs through design and outsourcing. Vendor capabilities depend on the ability to commercialize the results of research in order to fund further research. Government funded research is evolving some more ground robot capability.

Markets at $203.1 million in 2009 are anticipated to reach $3.7 billion by 2016.

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Table of Contents :

FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES-1
First Responder, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement
Robots Market Driving Forces ES-1
Homeland Security And Police Ground Robots ES-2
Robots Operate Independently ES-2
Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Shares ES-5
Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Forecasts ES-6

1. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOTS MARKET DESCRIPTION AND
MARKET DYNAMICS 1-1
1.1 First Responders 1-1
1.1.1 First Responder Need for Robots 1-2
1.2 First Responder Robot Border Patrol 1-3
1.2.1 Border Patrol and Homeland Security 1-5
1.3 Delivering Robotic Capabilities to Combat Teams 1-6
1.4 Military Robot Scope 1-7
1.4.1 Military Robot Applications 1-8
1.5 Army’s G8 Futures office 1-11
1.5.1 Delivering Capabilities to the Army’s Brigade Combat Teams 1-13
1.5.2 Transition Between The Current Market
And Where The Market Is Going 1-14
1.5.3 Different Sizes of UGVs 1-15
1.6 Types of Military Robots 1-17
1.6.1 Telerob Explosive Observation Robot and
Ordnance Disposal 1-17
1.6.2 QinetiQ North America Talon® Robots
Universal Disrupter Mount 1-20
1.6.3 General Dynamics Next-Generation
CROWS II Increases Soldiers Safety 1-22
1.6.4 Soldier Unmanned Ground Vehicle from iRobot 1-23
1.7 UGV Enabling Technologies 1-24
1.7.1 Sensor Processing 1-25
1.7.2 Machine Autonomy 1-26
1.8 Military Robot Bandwidth 1-27
1.8.1 UGV Follow-Me Capability 1-27
1.8.2 Communications Bandwidth 1-28
1.8.3 Battery Power 1-28
1.8.4 Combination Of Batteries Linked To
Onboard Conventional Diesel 1-29
1.9 SUGVs 1-30
1.9.1 Mid-Size Category UGV 1-30
1.9.2 Large UGV 1-31
1.9.3 U.S. Army Ground Combat Vehicle 1-32
1.9.4 TARDEC 1-33
1.9.5 Tacom 1-34

2. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT MARKET SHARES AND FORECASTS 2-1
2.1 First Responder, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement
Robots Market Driving Forces 2-1
2.1.1 Homeland Security And Police Ground Robots 2-2
2.1.2 Robots Operate Independently 2-2
2.2 Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Shares 2-6
2.3 Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder
Ground Robots Market Forecasts 2-8
2.3.1 Small First Responder Robot Market Forecasts,
Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016 2-11
2.3.2 Mid Size First Responder Robot Market Forecasts,
Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016 2-13
2.3.3 Communications And Collaboration
Support Convergence To Enable First Response 2-14
2.4 Building a Culture of Preparedness 2-16
2.4.1 Military and First Responder Robot Market Forecasts 2-17
2.5 First Responder Robots Prevent And Disrupt Terrorist Attacks 2-22
2.5.1 Robots Emerge As Part Of Critical Security and
Emergency Response Infrastructure 2-23
2.5.2 First Responder Robot Platforms, Cameras, Grippers,
And Sensor Combinations 2-24
2.6 Worldwide First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Segments 2-27
2.7 Police Actions Against Terrorists Replace Wars In
The New Global Economy 2-30
2.7.1 First Responder Large Vehicle Robots For
Challenging Missions 2-31
2.7.2 QinetiQ¡¯s / Foster-Miller Talon® First Responder Robot 2-32
2.7.3 Telerob Sensor Platform 2-32
2.7.4 Small, Maneuverable First Responder Robots 2-33
2.7.5 iRobot PackBot Scout 2-34
2.7.6 iRobot PackBot Explorer 2-34
2.7.7 QinetiQ North America¡¯s Dragon Runner Robot
Delivered to Mesa AZ SWAT Team 2-36
2.7.8 Application Scope 2-37
2.7.9 U.S. Military Robots Key to Iraq Surge Success 2-37
2.8 Military Robot Regional Market Analysis 2-39
2.8.1 iRobot Geographic Information 2-41

3. FIRST RESPONDER AND HOMELAND SECURITY ROBOTS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1
3.1 First Responder County Police Organization Robot Specialized Functions 1
3.1.1 Northrop Grumman Andros Remotec 1
3.1.2 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Thermal Camera Enhancement Kits (Teks) For Talon® Robots 3
3.1.3 Foster-Miller TEK-1 3
3.1.4 Foster-Miller TEK-2 4
3.1.5 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Scraper 5
3.1.6 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Blade 6
3.1.7 TALON® Robots: TALON SWAT/MP 7
3.1.8 Using TALON SWAT/MP on a County Deputy Call 8
3.1.9 QinetiQ Foster-Miller Ski 10
3.1.10 QinetiQ Foster-Miller TALON Partnership with Ahura Scientific
Field-Deployed Analytical Instruments 11
3.1.11 QinetiQ Foster-Miller TALON® Tailored to First Responders 13
3.2 iRobot 18
3.2.1 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with EOD Kit 19
3.2.2 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with First Responder Kit 20
3.2.3 iRobot® Warrior™ 700 21
3.2.4 iRobot® PackBot® 500 with RedOwl Sniper Detection Kit 22
3.2.5 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with FasTac Kit 25
3.2.6 iRobot® PackBot® 500 with ICx Fido® Explosives Detection Kit 25
3.2.7 iRobot® PackBot® 510 with HAZMAT Detection Kit 27
3.2.8 iRobot® SeaGlider 28
3.2.9 iRobot® Ranger 29
3.2.10 iRobot Aware 2.0 Robot Intelligence Software 30
3.3 Northrop Grumman 31
3.3.1 Andros HD-1 : Compact, Lightweight Platform 31
3.3.2 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 34
3.3.3 Northrop Grumman F6A – Versatile Platform 34
3.3.4 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 37
3.3.5 Northrop Grumman Mark V-A1 – Highly Versatile, Robust, All-Terrain Platform 37
3.3.6 Northrop Grumman V-A1 Features 39
3.3.7 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 40
3.3.8 Northrop Grumman Mini-ANDROS II – Compact, Capable, Two-Man-Portable Platform 40
3.3.9 Northrop Grumman Mini Andros II Features 42
3.3.10 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 43
3.3.11 Northrop Grumman Wolverine – Outdoor, All-Terrain Workhorse 43
3.3.12 Northrop Grumman Wolverine 45
3.3.13 Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 46
3.4 General Dynamics 47
3.4.1 General Dynamics Next-Generation CROWS II Increases Soldiers Safety 48
3.5 Kongsberg 50
3.5.1 Kongsberg CrowsII Military Robot System 50
3.5.2 Kongsberg Addresses Underwater Diver Incursion 51
3.5.3 Kongsberg Norwegian Mine Reconnaissance Program 52
3.6 BAE Systems 53
3.6.1 BAE Systems Ant Size Robot 54
3.6.2 BAE Personal Robots 56
3.6.3 BAE Systems Large UGV 56
3.7 Lockheed Martin 56
3.7.1 Lockheed Martin Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment Vehicle (MULE) 57
3.7.2 Lockheed Martin Large NUWC Manta UUV 59
3.7.3 Lockheed Martin Large NUWC Manta UUV For The Offshore Oil Industry 61
3.7.4 Lockheed Martin AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS) 61

3.8 QinetiQ North America TALON® Robots 65
3.8.1 QinetiQ North America Talon® Robots Universal Disrupter Mount 67
3.8.2 Qinetiq / Foster-Miller 69
3.8.3 Foster-Miller TALON Family of Military Robots 70
3.8.4 Foster-Miller New: Two-Way Hailer 71
3.8.5 Foster-Miller TALON Responder 71
3.8.6 Foster-Miller EOD Robots 73
3.8.7 Foster-Miller SWORDS Robots 75
3.8.8 Foster-Miller CBRNE/Hazmat Robots 77
3.8.9 Foster-Miller TALON SWAT/MP 78
3.8.10 Foster-Miller MAARS Robot 79
3.8.11 Foster-Miller Dragon Runner Field Transformable SUGV 81
3.8.12 Foster Miller TALON GEN IV Engineer 82
3.8.13 Foster Miller TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 83
3.8.14 QinetiQ TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 84
3.8.15 Combat Engineer Route Clearance Robot 87
3.8.16 Talon MAARS™ Robots 92
3.9 Telerob 95
3.9.1 Telerob – EOD / IEDD Equipment, EOD Robots and Vehicles 95
3.9.2 Telerob TEODor Heavy Duty Explosive
Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Robot 97
3.9.3 Telerob Telemax High-Mobility EOD Robot 3-98
3.9.4 Telerob EOD / IEDD Service Vehicles 3-98
3.10 Versa / Allen Vanguard 3-103
3.10.1 Allen Vanguard VANGUARD® ROV 3-105
3.10.2 Allen Vanguard Defender Robot/ROV 3-113
3.10.3 Allen Vanguard ROV-Track CBRNE 3-118
3.11 Boston Dynamics 3-121
3.11.1 Boston Dynamic LittleDog – The Legged
Locomotion Learning Robot 3-122
3.11.2 Boston Dynamic PETMAN – BigDog gets a Big Brother 3-124
3.11.3 Boston Dynamic RHex Devours Rough Terrain 3-126
3.11.4 Boston Dynamic RiSE: Climbing Robot 3-128
3.12 Robotic Technology 3-130
3.12.1 RTI Military Memetics (Information Propagation,
Impact, and Persistence ¨C Info PIP) Project 3-131
3.12.2 RTI Humanoid And Legged Robots 3-132
3.13 Fujitsu Service Robot (enon) 3-133
3.14 Gostai SOS 3-134
3.15 Kairos Autonomi 3-136
3.16 Scripps Bluefin Robotics Spray glider UUV 3-137
3.16.1 Scripps Bluefin Robotics Spray Glider Sensors,
Navigation, and Communications 3-138
3.17 Boeing¡¯s AN/BLQ-11 Long-term Mine
Reconnaissance System (LMRS), 3-144
3.18 Boeing Advanced Information Systems 3-148
3.19 Sonatech 3-150
3.20 BAE Systems Underwater Systems 3-150
3.21 Gunsmith Jerry Baber 3-151
3.22 IVTT Program Intelligent Vehicle Robot Hops Over Walls 3-152
3.22.1 Robotic Technology Precision Urban Hopper 3-154
3.22.2 Robotic Technology Robot 3-154
3.23 First Responder Robots 3-155
3.23.1 QinetiQ North America¡¯s robotic controller kit 3-156

4. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT TECHNOLOGY 4-1
4.1 First Responder Robot Enabling Technology 4-1
4.2 Intel Integrated Circuit Evidence-Based Innovation 4-3
4.2.1 Open Robotic Control Software 4-5
4.2.2 Military Robot Key Technology 4-6
4.2.3 PC-Bots 4-10
Visual Simultaneous Localization & Mapping 4-10
4.3 Advanced Robot Technology: Navigation,
Mobility, And Manipulation 4-11
4.3.1 Robot Intelligence Systems 4-11
4.3.2 Real-World, Dynamic Sensing 4-12
4.4 User-Friendly Interfaces 4-12
4.4.1 Tightly-Integrated, Electromechanical Robot Design 4-13
4.5 Field Based Robotics Iterative Development 4-14
4.5.1 Next-Generation Products Leverage Model 4-15
4.5.2 Modular Robot Structure And Control 4-15
4.5.3 Lattice Architectures 4-16
4.5.4 Chain / Tree Architectures 4-16
4.5.5 Deterministic Reconfiguration 4-16
4.5.6 Stochastic Reconfiguration 4-17
4.5.7 Modular Robotic Systems 4-17
4.6 Intel Military Robot Cultivating Collaborations 4-18
4.7 Hitachi Configuration Of Robots Using The SuperH Family 4-18
Hitachi Concept of MMU And Logic Space 4-19
Robotic Use of Thin Film Lithium-Ion Batteries 4-23
4.8 Network Of Robots And Sensors 4-24
4.8.1 Sensor Networks Part Of Research Agenda 4-25
4.8.2 Light Sensing 4-26
4.8.3 Acceleration Sensing 4-27
4.8.4 Chemical Sensing 4-27
4.9 Military Robot Technology Functions 4-27
4.10 Carbon Nanotube Radio 4-28
4.11 Military Robot Funded Programs 4-30
4.11.1 Future Combat System (FCS) Program Transitions
to Army Brigade Combat Team Modernization 4-30
4.11.2 XM1216 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) 4-32
4.11.3 UUV Sub-Pillars 4-33
4.11.4 Hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HAUV) 4-36
4.11.5 Alliant 4-36
4.11.6 ATSP is a Government-wide contracting vehicle 4-38
4.11.7 Quick, efficient contracting vehicle 4-38
4.11.8 Facilitates technology and insertion into fielded systems 4-38
4.11.9 Access to all Northrop Grumman sectors 4-39
4.12 iRobot Technology 4-39
4.12.1 iRobot AWARE Robot Intelligence Systems 4-39
4.12.2 iRobot Real-World, Dynamic Sensing. 4-40
4.12.3 iRobot User-Friendly Interface 4-40
4.12.4 iRobot Tightly-Integrated Electromechanical Design. 4-41
4.13 Evolution Robotics Technology Solutions 4-42
Evolution Robotics Example Applications 4-44
4.14 NASA Exploratory Robots 4-45
4.14.1 NASA Spirit Robot 4-46
4.14.2 NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit 4-48
Sample NASA Sprit Sol-By-Sol Summary: 4-50
4.14.3 Opportunity Update 4-51
4.14.4 NASA Opportunity Sol-By-Sol Summary 4-52
4.14.5 NASA Opportunity Robot 4-54
4.15 Remote Controlled Robot Missions 4-55
4.15.1 Auto-Navigation System Takes Pictures Of
The Nearby Terrain 4-59
4.15.2 Mars Robotic Rovers Spirit And Opportunity 4-61
4.16 Self-Reproducing Machines 4-62
4.16.1 M-TRAN Modular Transformer 4-62
4.16.2 Attitude Control In Space By Control Moment Gyros 4-63

5. FIRST RESPONDER ROBOT COMPANY PROFILES 5-1
5.1 American Reliance Inc. (AMREL) 5-1
5.1.1 Amrel Field Expedient Robot Controls
Interoperability 5-2
5.1.2 Amrel Small-Footprint, Highly Integrated,
Rugged Mobile Computing Solutions 5-2
5.2 BAE Systems 5-2
5.2.1 BAE Systems Ant Size Robot 5-3
5.2.2 BAE Personal Robots 5-5
5.2.3 BAE Systems Large UGV 5-5
5.3 Boston Dynamics 5-5
5.4 Doosan Infracore / Bobcat Company 5-6
5.5 General Dynamics 5-7
5.5.1 General Dynamics Combat Autonomous
Mobility System (CAMS) 5-7
5.5.2 General Dynamics $60 Million Contract by U.S.
Air Force for Mission Operations Support 5-8
5.5.3 General Dynamics Revenue 5-9
5.5.4 General Dynamics Business Group Revenue 5-10
5.5.5 General Dynamics Combat Systems Awards 5-13
5.5.6 General Dynamics Land Systems $24 million
contract to supply Commanders Remote Operated Weapons 5-13
5.5.7 General Dynamics Canadian Government¡¯s
LAV III Upgrade Program 5-14
5.5.8 General Dynamics U.S. Military Vehicle Business 5-15
5.6 Gostai 5-16
5.7 iRobot 5-16
5.7.1 iRobot Home Robots 5-17
5.7.2 iRobot Government and Industrial Robots 5-17
5.7.3 iRobot Locations 5-17
5.7.4 iRobot Military Programs 5-17
5.7.5 iRobot Revenue 5-19
5.7.6 iRobot Geographic Information 5-25
5.7.7 iRobot Significant Customers 5-25
5.7.8 iRobot Description 5-25
5.7.9 iRobot Industry Segment, Geographic Information and Significant Customers 5-27
5.7.10 iRobot Home Robots 5-27
5.7.11 iRobot Government and Industrial 5-27
5.7.12 iRobot Geographic Information 5-32
5.7.13 iRobot Home Robot Division Revenue And Units Shipped 5-33
5.7.14 iRobot Government And Industrial Division 5-34
5.7.15 iRobot Strategy 5-36
5.7.16 iRobot Government and Industrial Products 5-38
5.7.17 iRobot Home Robots 5-42
5.7.18 iRobot Government & Industrial Robots 5-42
5.7.19 iRobot Partners and Strategic Alliance 5-43
5.7.20 iRobot / Boeing Company 5-43
5.7.21 iRobot / Advanced Scientific Concepts 5-43
5.7.22 iRobot / TASER International, 5-44
5.8 Kongsberg 5-44
5.8.1 Increased Scope of Kongsberg CROWS II
Framework Agreement 5-45
5.8.2 Kongsberg Ownership 5-45
5.8.3 Kongsberg Manufacturing locations 5-46
5.8.4 Kongsberg Operations Revenue 5-47
5.8.5 Kongsberg Employees 5-47
5.9 Lockheed Martin 5-48
5.9.1 Lockheed Martin Defense Department Positioning 5-49
5.10 Northrop Grumman 5-53
5.10.1 Northrop Grumman Remotec Robots 5-54
5.11 Qinetiq / Foster-Miller 5-55
5.11.1 QinetiQ UK MOD and the US DoD provide target markets 5-56
5.11.2 QinetiQ Revenue 2005-2009 5-58
5.11.3 QinetiQ North America 5-61
5.11.4 QinetiQ Revenue 5-64
5.11.5 QinetiQ UK 5-66
5.11.6 QinetiQ North America 5-66
5.11.7 QinetiQ Autonomy and Robotics 5-67
5.11.8 QinetiQ Group Revenues 5-68
5.11.9 QinetiQ Business Review Governance 5-70
5.11.10 QinetiQ Revenue By Customer 5-71
5.11.11 QinetiQ North America 5-73
5.12 QinetiQ North America / Foster-Miller 5-75
5.12.1 QinetiQ North America / Foster-Miller 5-77
5.12.2 QinetiQ Common Robotic Controller (CRC) 5-77
5.12.3 QinetiQ North America World-Class Technology 5-78
5.12.4 QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group 5-79
5.13 Robotic Technology Inc. 5-79
5.13.1 RTI Energetically Autonomous Tactical
Robot (EATR) Project 5-80
5.13.2 RTI Intelligent Vehicle Technology
Transfer (IVTT) Program 5-81
5.13.3 Robotic Technology Precision Urban Hopper 5-84
5.13.4 Robotic Technology Robot 5-85
5.14 Telerob 5-85
5.14.1 Telerob – EOD / IEDD Equipment, EOD
Robots and Vehicles 5-86
5.14.2 TEODor Heavy Duty Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) Robot 5-87
5.14.3 Telerob Telemax High-Mobility EOD Robot 5-88
5.14.4 Telerob EOD / IEDD service vehicles 5-88
5.14.5 Telerob¡¯s Electrical Force-Reflecting-Manipulators (FRMs) 5-91
5.14.6 American Crane and Equipment Corp and
Telerob Partnership 5-92
5.15 Thermo Fisher Scientific / Ahura Scientific 5-93
5.15.1 Ahura Scientific 5-94
5.16 Versa / Allen-Vanguard 5-95
5.16.1 Allen Vanguard Trading Suspended on Stock 5-96
5.16.2 Allen Vanguard HAL® EOD/IEDD/Search
Tasks Hook and Line System 5-97
5.16.3 Versa / Allen Vanguard Equinox I 5-100
5.16.4 Versa / Allen Vanguard Field Test Set 5-101
5.16.5 Allen-Vanguard Revenue 5-102
5.17 VIA Technologies 5-104
5.17.1 VIA Technologies Complete Platform Provider 5-105
5.17.2 VIA Technologies Market Leadership 5-105
5.17.3 VIA Technologies Global Operations 5-106
5.17.4 VIA Technologies Meeting the Market Challenge 5-107
5.17.5 VIA Technologies Dynamic Fabless Business Model 5-108
5.18 Selected Manufacturers of Military Robots 5-108
5.19 Government Agencies and Other
Organizations Using Military Robots 5-112
5.19.1 RTI Intelligent Vehicle Technology
Transfer (IVTT) Program 5-115

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