Autonomous Solutions Inc. (ASI) of Logan, Utah announced today that a patent (6,907,336 B2) has been awarded for one of the artificial intelligence algorithms used in its robot control software. Sarah Gray, Shane Hansen, and Dr. Nicholas Flann are credited as the inventors of the patent titled "Method and system for efficiently traversing an area with a work vehicle." The patent describes a novel approach for efficiently planning the path of unmanned vehicles. This method has significant advan ...

OTTAWA, Jul 4, 2005 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Allen-Vanguard Corporation (TSX: VRS) today commented on the status of their bid for the CREW Spiral 2 ("CREW-2") project. According to a press release issued by New York Congressman Jim Walsh, the U.S. Army has awarded the entire CREW-2 contract to American non-profit organization Syracuse Research Corporation. Allen-Vanguard has not been able to confirm this information as of yet however Allen-Vanguard is aware that, on or about July 1, 2 ...

Ottawa, ON – March 22, 2005 --- Allen-Vanguard Corporation (TSX: VRS) today announced that it has signed a teaming agreement with Foster-Miller, Inc. (“FMI”) of Waltham Massachusetts for the purposes of submitting a significant proposal to the United States Army for the supply of Electronic Counter Measures (“ECM”). The team will offer Allen-Vanguard’s latest advanced ECM system, which is already in production. ManTech Telecommunications & Information Systems Corporation (“ManTech”) will provide ...

OTTAWA, May 4, 2005 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Allen-Vanguard Corporation (TSX: VRS) today announced that it has been awarded a contract to equip the United States Military with sophisticated rigging equipment designed to assist bomb technicians with the disposal of suspect explosive devices remotely. The total purchase value of $1.2 million (all figures in Canadian dollars) is in addition to $1.8 million of orders received by the same client over the last six months to equip military b ...

DAY 3: Strong surf and silty inshore waters convinced the crew to take AQUA offshore in a boat, exposing the robot to strong currents and deep water: obstacles it had never encountered. Seven divers with cameras and the robot descended, while the rest of the team with computers rocked and rolled on the surface in the rain. Below the waves, the robot was able to manoeuvre successfully in the currents while swimming to a new maximum depth of 12.8 metres, or 42 feet. DAY 4: Back at Bellairs beach, ...

ARDEC Provides Glimpse of Possible Future Warfare Picatinny.com PICATINNY, N.J. -- The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center here and Army Special Operations Command jointly hosted a demonstration of modular payload systems on robotic platforms from July 14-17 at Avon Park Bombing Range, Fla. ARDEC's contribution to this demonstration consisted of modular armament payloads including the M202, 40mm grenade launcher and telepresent rapid aiming and pointing system -- all of whi ...

BAE SYSTEMS To Develop Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency UV Online January 7, 2005 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has selected BAE Systems as one of three companies to develop a ducted-fan unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as part of a first phase of its Organic Air Vehicle Class II (OAV II) program. The award of the design and development contract follows a competitive selection process. The multimillion-dollar contract calls for the ...

BEAR unveil UAV for the home January 26, 2005 The Shepherd Group UV Online Imagine a world with flying robots buzzing around overhead mapping traffic, or even searching for survivors during a natural disaster. This sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie, but it is also the basis for research by the Berkeley Aerial Robot (BEAR) programme at UC Berkeley. “Seven or eight years ago, I realized that there was a need to start thinking about flying vehicles,” said S. Shanka ...

Boeing ScanEagle Demonstrates Net-Centric Technologies at Joint Military Demonstration April 20, 2005 Boeing ST. LOUIS, April 20, 2005 -– Boeing [NYSE:BA] and a team of industry and academic researchers demonstrated a series of advanced network-centric technologies at a joint military exercise held at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The technologies were developed under sponsorship from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), with support from Air Force Research Laborat ...

Boeing, AATD to Study UAV Challenges During Weapons Tests Aboard Unmanned Little Bird i-Newswire 2005-02-17 -Newswire, 2005-02-17 - The goal of a new $1.6 million joint program with the U.S. Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate ( AATD ) will be to further refine the requirements for safe and accurate unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ) weapons deployment. “The Unmanned Little Bird is perfectly suited for doing high risk prototype testing to benefit future UAV systems,” said Waldo Car ...

MEDIA RELEASES 09-02-2005 BOMB ROBOT SIGNS ON FOR DUTY IN S.A. South Australia’s counter-terrorism capabilities will be significantly enhanced by the arrival of a new state-of-the-art explosives disposal robot that was demonstrated to Premier Mike Rann this morning. The $635,000 device, called Telerob Explosives Ordinance Disposal Robot or TEODOR, replaces SAPol’s outdated ‘Echidna’ remote positioning vehicle that was based on 1980’s technology. “Our Government is investing in this new tec ...

11 May 2005 CoroWare Inc., an innovative systems and service robotics integration firm, today announced a partnership with RoboDynamics Corp. that promises to deliver cost-effective, reliable telepresence robotics solutions for mobile surveillance, asset tracking and mobile virtual meeting applications. Under terms of the agreement, CoroWare will become a value-added integrator for RoboDynamics' MILO robotic platform, which CoroWare will use to offer mobile service robotics solutions to enter ...

CoroWare Launches Conformance Test Labs Subsidiary July 18, 2005 The new company will ensure interoperability for the mobile service robotics community. BELLEVUE, Wash. (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) July 18, 2005 – Moving to streamline the process of robotic systems integration, CoroWare, Inc. today announced plans to form CoroWare Test Labs, a CoroWare subsidiary whose mission is to provide impartial, objective conformance testing to ensure interoperability and standards compliance among intelli ...

CSIRO and MIT join forces in robotics 25 May 2005 Australia's top researchers in robotics and machine intelligence have forged a research relationship with the world-leading MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in the USA. Today at CeBIT Australia, Dr Peter Corke, Research Director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory at the CSIRO ICT Centre announced a collaborative research alliance which will bring researchers from MIT's computer science and artificial intelligence ...

Cyber Aerospace Announces UAV Weighing 10 Lbs. In Test Flight Mode Jul 29, 2004 SpaceWar.com West Palm Beach FL (SPX) Jul 29, 2004 Proxity Digital Networks, through Cyber Aerospace Corp, an operating subsidiary of Proxity's On Alert Systems, announces their first generation Individual Unmanned Air Scout (IUAS), known as Cyber Scout, is in test flight mode. Weighing only 10 lbs., the UAV is designed to operate innovative clandestine reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and could ...

BURLINGAME, California. March 01, 2005 – Directed Perception, Inc. announced today the addition of several new distributors and resellers of its growing portfolio of pan-tilt and smart tracking camera products. Heading the list is Edmund Industrial Optics. Edmund Optics has been a leading catalog-based supplier of optical and machine vision components to industrial companies world wide for over 60 years. They offer the “Worlds Largest Inventory of Optical Components” and now carry the Direc ...

Foster-Miller Unveils TALON(TM) Robot That Detects Chemicals, Gases, Radiation And Heat September 29, 2004 Chemical Online Foster-Miller, Inc., announced today that its newest TALON(TM) robots are equipped with off-the-shelf chemical, gas, temperature, and radiation sensors that can be read simultaneously, remotely and in real time via one integrated hand-held display unit invented by Foster-Miller. TALON(TM) robots are the only robots on the market that now offer this crucial sensing capabi ...

Ottawa, ON Canada - 20 April 2005 - Frontline Robotics Inc today announced that it has achieved cognitive-level collaboration between fully autonomous robots. Two of the Company's GRUNTs (unmanned GRound UNiTs) on April 5 th successfully demonstrated contested gate navigation. Both GRUNTs were aware that they wanted to go through a narrow gate at the same time, and decided for themselves who should go first. Sophisticated third-party viewers of the demonstration concluded that, in their experien ...

Galileo Avionica's Falco UAV Obtains Permit to Fly June 20, 2005 UVOnline.com Galileo Avionica, a SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems company, has obtained the Permit to Fly from ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority, acting on behalf of EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) for two unmanned air vehicles called “Falco demo”. These two UAVs will have the civil identification number (I-RAIE, I-RAIF) for research and development tasks. It is the first time that an Aviation Authority has ...

General Atomics To Unveil New Predator This Year DefenseNews 03/15/05 By GOPAL RATNAM, The maker of the U.S. military’s Predator family of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is preparing to roll out a new variant of the airplane, potentially raising the competitive pressure in the business. The next generation of the series — the Predator C, which can fly higher and faster than the current Predator B UAV — will be ready later this year, said Thomas Cassidy, chief executive of General Atomic ...

High-Performance Robotics and Control May Hold the Key to Future NASA Missions, says Robotic Workspace Technologies, Inc., Subsidiary of Innova Holdings, Inc. July 19 2005 FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla., July 19, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Robotic Workspace Technologies, Inc. (RWT)(tm), a wholly owned subsidiary of Innova Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB:IVHG.OB - News), an automation technology company providing hardware and software systems-based solutions to the service, personal, and industrial robotic markets, sa ...

Industrial Robotics Poised for Strong Growth in Medical and Pharmaceutical Applications BusinessWire March 30, 2005 PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2005--Industrial robotics for medical and pharmaceutical applications has a bright future in North America. With a rapidly aging population that urgently requires sophisticated medical devices and newer drugs, robotics systems are increasingly adopted for improved productivity and efficiency to meet this growing demand. New analys ...

Innova Holdings, Inc., Opens NEW Research, Engineering, and Development (RED) Center June 24, 2005 FORT MYERS BEACH, FL – Innova Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:IVHG), a software company providing software solutions to the service, personal, and industrial robotic markets, announces that it has opened a new research, engineering, and development center in Fort Myers. Code-named the RED Center, the 4,000 sq. ft. facility will be used exclusively for proprietary work developing and implementing advanced ...

Innova Holdings, Inc., Opens NEW Research, Engineering, and Development (RED) Center 24 June 2005 FORT MYERS BEACH, FL – Innova Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:IVHG), a software company providing software solutions to the service, personal, and industrial robotic markets, announces that it has opened a new research, engineering, and development center in Fort Myers. Code-named the RED Center, the 4,000 sq. ft. facility will be used exclusively for proprietary work developing and implementing advanced t ...

iRobot Adds to Roster of Patents: New Technology Improves Safety of Bomb Disposal Robots Unique Modular Firing System Incorporated into Combat-Proven iRobot PackBot EOD BURLINGTON, Mass., May 10, 2005 – iRobot Corp. has been awarded a patent for a modular firing system that makes a robot’s actions safer and more reliable when disposing of dangerous explosive devices. iRobot, with its history of innovation, holds 19 U.S. patents as well as several patents in foreign countries and has more th ...

iRobot Appoints Two Former Senior Ranking Military Personnel; Expands Government & Industrial Robotics Division Business Wire March 2, 2005 BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2005--iRobot Corp. today announced the appointments of former U.S. Army Col. Daniel Sulka and Marine Corps Col. Thomas White to management positions within its Government & Industrial Robotics division. Sulka, who formerly planned and managed Department of Defense logistics operations, as well as NATO logistic ...

iRobot CEO Colin Angle Discusses Trends in Robotics at FiRe May 20, 2005 WHAT: Industry leader Colin Angle provides insight into iRobot’s role in creating the commercial robot industry, and discusses new technology and trends at the Future in Review (FiRe) Conference. Learn how Angle helped transform iRobot from a small MIT spin-off to a $95 million business, with products currently shipping in 25 countries. WHO: Angle is the co-founder and CEO of iRobot Corp. Under his leadership, the compa ...

iRobot Co-Founder Helen Greiner Talks About Increasing Demand and Establishing Partnership Opportunities in Commercial Robotics May 6, 2005 Industry visionary Helen Greiner will provide insights into the commercial robotics industry and showcase trends that will drive this emerging market and expand partnership opportunities. WHAT: Helen Greiner delivers opening key note at RoboBusiness. WHO: Greiner is the co-founder and chairman of iRobot Corp. — the company leading the charge in the eme ...

iRobot Corp. Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering July 27, 2005 BURLINGTON, Mass. – iRobot Corporation today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. iRobot is a leading global provider of robots that enable people to complete complex tasks in a better way. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined. T ...

iRobot Introduces PackBot Explorer Robot July 1, 2005 PhysOrg.com iRobot has introduced the iRobot PackBot Explorer, a new addition to iRobot's combat-proven line of PackBot robots. With new intelligent surveillance equipment, including three cameras, and greater flexibility to customize with sensors and other tools, PackBot Explorer is the ideal all-purpose robot for searching hazardous areas before soldiers and first responders are exposed to risk. iRobot's PackBot robots are used on doze ...

iRobot Secures Increase in Future Combat Systems Funding for Development of Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle iRobot January 24, 2005 BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan, 24, 2004 - iRobot Corp. today announced that its funding for the U.S. Armys Future Combat Systems (FCS) program has increased to $37.3 million. iRobot is charged with developing a next-generation Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) for the groundbreaking FCS program. The funding will allow iRobot to increase its SUGV team to 32 people with ...

iRobot Wins $18 Million U.S. Navy Contract to Deliver Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robots Contact: Parna Sarkar iRobot Corp. psarkar@irobot.com (781) 418-3135 Elena Frigeri A&R Partners for iRobot Corp. efrigeri@arpartners.com (212) 905-6153 BURLINGTON, Mass., March, 16, 2005 – iRobot Corp. today announced it has been awarded a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) contract worth over $18 million to deliver its iRobot PackBot® EOD robots – explosive ordnance disposal robots – for rapid ...

iRobot wins $18.4M Navy contract Boston Business Journal March 2, 2005 As it appoints two former senior military leaders to its government & industrial robotics division, robot maker iRobot Corp. won an $18.4 million U.S. Navy contract for PackBot explosives disposal devices and spare parts. The Burlington-based iRobot's contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command's Indian Head division, in Indian Head, Md., runs through September 2005, according to a Department of Defense press release. ...

iRobot's PackBot on Display at the National Museum of American History; Combat-Proven Robot Included in Military History Exhibition BusinessWire November 10, 2004 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2004--iRobot Corp., the world's leading manufacturer of mobile robots, today announced that its PackBot(R) robot will be displayed in a new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Titled "The Price of Freedom: Americans at War," the 18,200 square-foot exhibit will featu ...

iRobot’s Future Combat Systems Contract Grows to Over $51 Million Contact: Parna Sarkar iRobot Corp. psarkar@irobot.com (781) 418-3135 Elena Frigeri A&R Partners for iRobot Corp. efrigeri@arpartners.com (212) 905-6153 iRobot’s Future Combat Systems Contract Grows to Over $51 Million Additional Funds Accelerate Development of Small Unmanned Ground BURLINGTON, Mass., May 31, 2005 – iRobot Corp. today announced a significant increase in its U.S. Army Future Combat Systems (FCS) cont ...

KUKA Robotics Introduces Family of Clean Room Robots for Semiconductor Manufacturing July 11, 2005 Clinton Township, Michigan — KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, today announced the introduction of a family of clean room robots designed for semiconductor manufacturing, test and handling applications. The robots are based on KUKA Robotics' market leading industrial robot designs and are designed for wafer and integrated circuit handling as well a ...

NASA Awards Crew Robotics, Vehicle Equipment Contracts Jan. 7, 2005 Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington (Phone: 202/358-1727) John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston (Phone: 281/483-5111) CONTRACT RELEASE: C05-a NASA has awarded contracts to two companies and two institutions for Crew Robotics and Vehicle Equipment (CRAVE) work. Total value of each of the four contracts is not to exceed $48 million. Companies selected were Hamilton Sundstrand Services and Oceaneering ...

NASA Selects Northrop Grumman To Help Achieve Vision for Space Exploration Dec. 17, 2004 Northrop Grumman Corporation Company Offers Innovative Concepts for Human and Robotic Technology LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17, 2004 -- NASA has selected six Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) proposals valued at approximately $137 million over four years to develop human and robotic technologies that would have pivotal roles in its Vision for Space Exploration. A photo accompanying this release is availab ...

NASA Selects Robotic Workspace Technologies, Inc. (RWT™), Subsidiary of Innova Holdings, Inc. (IVHG) to Provide Controls for Robotic Mechanisms July 13, 2005 FORT MYERS BEACH, FL – Innova Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:IVHG), an automation technology company providing hardware and software systems-based solutions to the service, personal, and industrial robotic markets, announces today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Robotic Workspace Technologies, Inc. (RWT) has been awarded a multi-phase contract b ...

Amherst, NH, March 8, 2005 – MobileRobots.com announces MobileEyes, a new standard interface for robots and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). To date, robot users have had to develop or buy custom software for every application. MobileEyes provides a single, modifiable GUI for nearly any point-to-point automation application, from materials handling to remote sensing, security surveillance, visitor guidance and asset tracking. With MobileEyes, users can deliver items, investigate a break-in or ...

Kirkland, WA, June 30, 2005, Nova Ray, Inc. a manufacturer of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) for use underwater announced today that it has signed an agreement with Wako Kousan Co., Ltd. Of Tokyo, Japan (www.wakoshop.jp) to represent Nova ray in Southeast Asia. The Agreement allows Wako Kousan to represent, sell, promote and advertise Nova Ray ROVs in Japan, the Republic of South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand and Singapore. Nova Ray President, Krist Geriene stated, “We ...

Parvus Sponsors Students in National Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Event 07/20/2005 Parvus Corporation Parvus donates embedded computer hardware to Georgia Tech team to help students develop new underwater navigation technologies Salt Lake City and Atlanta Georgia - July 20, 2005 - Parvus today announced that a Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) graduate student team will be relying upon Parvus embedded PC/104 computing hardware to power its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV ...

PST is Pleased to Announce the UAV-Miniature Surveillance Aircraft and the Aeriel Unmanned Surveillance Paradrone PRWeb February 18, 2005 The UAV and Unmanned Paradrone are to be used as part of an aerial surveillance system of oil refineries and pipelines. (PRWEB) February 18, 2005 -- Pipelines often traverse difficult terrain and security issues may occur in hard to reach areas. By simply equipping security teams with PST's UAV-miniature surveillance aircraft the "eye in the sky" can scout ...

RIKEN Develops Snake-like Robot Using Artificial Muscle Medical News Today 13 Mar 2005 Tokyo (JCNN) - RIKEN announced that it has succeeded in developing a "flexible" robot using artificial muscles made of polymer gel (IPMC [Ionic Polymer Metal Composite] actuator). Developed in collaboration with the Bio-Mimetric Control Research Center of RIKEN and the Research Institute for Cell Engineering of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), this snake-like robo ...

Rockwell Collins and Boeing collaborate on US Army Manned/Unmanned Common Architecture Program Rotorhub.com February 01, 2005 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (February 01, 2005) - Rockwell Collins and The Boeing Company are working together in support of the U. S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) Manned/Unmanned Common Architecture Program (MCAP). This collaborative effort will lead the U. S. Army Aviation into the future with increased interoperability between manned and unmanned avia ...

ScanEagle UAV Demonstrates New Software; Prepares for Joint Military Demonstration DefenseTalk March 16, 2005 ST. LOUIS: Boeing and The Insitu Group recently demonstrated new autonomy software aboard ScanEagle, a long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The software, imbedded in ScanEagle's auxiliary processor board, allowed the UAV to autonomously map its route while in flight and complete a series of maneuvers. The new technology would enable a UAV in the field to map its own path wi ...

Davis, California and Aberdeen U.K.—April 4, 2005.Schilling Robotics LLC of Davis, California and Sub-Atlantic Ltd of Aberdeen, U.K. today announced the formation of an alliance that pools the companies’ resources for sales, service, product development, and marketing. The alliance benefits customers by providing a wide range of subsea vehicles, vehicle components, and control systems that can now be purchased from a single source, and by strengthening worldwide support for alliance products. T ...

Davis, California—July 14, 2005 Steve Cohan has joined Schilling Robotics, LLC as director of control systems engineering. Using his experience in control systems for a wide variety of products (from robotic surgical instruments to aerial drones to ROVs), he will focus on enhancing product performance features and robustness. His work will apply to Schilling Robotics ROVs and to the Remote Systems Engine™, a family of software and hardware modules that can be used to control almost any type of ...

The Schilling Sub-Atlantic Alliance (composed of Schilling Robotics and Sub-Atlantic Ltd) invites you to visit Booth #1081 at the Offshore Technology Conference 2005. The alliance will display equipment from its complete line of ROVs, ranging from observation-class to ultraheavy work-class vehicles. Sub-Atlantic will display the NAVAJO (a portable, multipurpose ROV) and COMANCHE (a small work-class ROV). Schilling Robotics will display the QUEST UHD, an ultraheavy work-class ROV with power optio ...

July 8, 2005 The engineers at Miami International Airport were concerned. Ground penetrating radar indicated a possible collapse of storm water drainage culverts around 700 feet from the outlets. As with all open water in South Florida, alligators are prevalent in the area, so it was not possible to use human divers to inspect it. Working Divers, of Stuart Florida, was called in to do a visual inspection and discover whether the problem existed, and if so, how serious it was. It is a challeng ...

TAG Debuts New Aerial UAV Close Surveillance Capabilities at the 77th Oscars PRWeb March 2, 2005 In support of joint security operations provided by Los Angeles Police Department, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, Tactical Aerospace Group (TAG) was on site at the 77th Oscars in Hollywood Sunday with a UAV helicopter to provide an aerial downlink and the ability to facilitate immediate incident response to any security breach. Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) March 2, 2005 -- In support of jo ...

Team learns to use underwater camera March 18, 2005 By JOAO FERREIRA, Standard-Times staff writer FAIRHAVEN -- The pictures on a monitor attached to a small, video-camera-clad submerged submarine were innocent enough. On land, members of the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council marine unit looked at clear pictures of crabs, boat hulls and other marine environs around Union Wharf yesterday. But this was only a training session. The VideoRay, as the marine rover is known ...

Cambridge, MASS, USA – 10 May 2005 – Frontline Robotics Inc. of Ottawa, ON and White Box Robotics LLC of Pittsburgh, PA today announced that they have agreed to merge the companies to pursue leadership in the emerging security robotics industry. Frontline Robotics develops and markets the Robot Open Control ™ (ROC), a robot operating system for teams of collaborative security robots. On April 19 th Frontline announced that it had achieved real-time, cognitive-level collaboration between fully ...

U.S. Army awards AAI Corp. a third UAV contract High-Performance Composites March 2005 AAI Corp. (Hunt Valley, Md.), a subsidiary of United Industrial Corp., has received its third consecutive full-rate production contract, valued at $71.9 million (USD), from the U.S. Army for Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) systems. The contract exercises options for the production of eight additional TUAV systems, including ground control stations, maintenance equipment and spare components ...

New Orleans, Louisiana, February 15, 2005 - VideoRay announced today at Underwater Intervention the details of an unprecedented search using multiple VideoRay micro-ROVs in extreme conditions. The 3-day search took place from January 9th through the 11th on the frozen St. Louis River in Duluth, Minnesota. Jim King the owner of Spirit Lake Marina off the St. Louis River fell out of his rear-tiller motorboat while marking the location of buoys on October 25, 2004. Since the accident there has bee ...

March 23, 2005 A US Government Agency was doing a routine inspection of an oil tanker last week when conditions caused their underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to collide with the propeller on their boat. The impact was sufficiently severe that one of the light domes on the VideoRay ROV was completely severed. Had circumstances been different and a human diver had been in the water, the results of this kind of accident would be quite tragic. However, despite the severity of the colli ...

April 12, 2005, Exton, PA - Ocean and Coastal Consultants, Inc. (OCC – ( http://www.ocean-coastal.com/ ) of Trumbull, CT is a recognized industry leader in civil, structural, coastal, and geotechnical engineering for waterfront structures. When tasked with inspecting an offloading pier at a Caribbean refinery early this year, they started with standard Engineer-Diver techniques. However, due to safety concerns, making use of the Engineer-Divers was not possible. Electronic Sales of New Engl ...

Underwater robot launched from Bermuda to cross Gulf Stream March 24, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shelley Dawicki (508) 289-2270 or 3340 sdawicki@whoi.edu or media@whoi.edu March 24, 2005 Media Relations Office Fenno House MS #40 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution A small autonomous underwater vehicle, or AUV, named Spray was launched yesterday about 12 miles southeast of Bermuda. The two-meter-(6-foot)-long orange glider with a four-foot wingspan will slowly make its way ...

May 16, 2005 VideoRay announced that its VideoRay Pro III, has been delivered to Monterey Bay Aquarium, and has been hard at work! It has already been used for removing a 160 pound tuna from one of the exhibit tanks - with a giant green sea turtle that had attached itself to the fish. After the VideoRay was delivered, VideoRay President Scott Bentley stopped by with Bill Martin, another VideoRay expert, to explain demonstrate usage and maintenance of the unit and some future directions, includ ...

May 31, 2005, Exton, PA - After the devastating Tsunami of December 26, 2004, it was clear that the destruction of human homes and lives was accompanied by significant damage to many of the region's natural resources, including coral reefs. The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS - www.unops.org ) is coordinating the UNDP Reef Recovery and Rehabilitation Project in Thailand, along with the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC - http://www.pmbc.go.th/English/English.asp ). With t ...

Vigilante UAV fires rockets while under control of UH-1 command helicopter January 31, 2005 The Shepherd Group UVOnline Under the Armed VTOL UAV Technology Integration program, AATD has been using the Vigilante UAV to explore concepts of operation for armed manned-unmanned helicopter teams. UAVs may be used to scout ahead of manned helicopters, finding and watching threats, designating targets with lasers for guided munitions fired from other aircraft or vehicles, or shooting the target them ...