First Responder Robots Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide,

2010-2016

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

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

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

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

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

iRobot® SeaGlider 28

3.2.9 iRobot® Ranger 29

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 – 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

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

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

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

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

List of Tables and Figures

First Responder Robots Executive Summary

Table ES-1 ES-4

Homeland Security And Police Robots Market Driving Forces

Figure ES-2 ES-5

First Responder and Law Enforcement Robot Market Shares,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2009

Figure ES-3 ES-6

Total First Responder Robot Market Forecasts,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016

First Responder Robots Market Description And Market Dynamics

Table 1-1 1-8

Military Robot Applications

Table 1-1 (Continued) 1-9

Military Robot Applications

Table 1-2 1-10

Military Armed Robotic Applications

Table 1-3 1-12

What the Soldier Wants In Robotic Systems

Figure 1-4 1-18

Telerob Explosive Observation Robot and Ordnance Disposal Unit

Figure 1-5 1-19

Telerob Explosive Ordnance Disposal EOD System

For Operation In Confined Areas

Figure 1-6 1-21

QinetiQ North America TALON® Robots Universal

Disruptor Mount (UDM)

Figure 1-7 1-22

Next-Generation General Dynamics CROWS II

Figure 1-8 1-34

Organization for Combating Terrorism: Technology Support Office

First Responder Robots Market Shares and Market Forecasts

Table 2-1 2-4

Homeland Security And Police Robots Market Driving Forces

Figure 2-2 2-6

First Responder and Law Enforcement Robot Market

Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2009

Table 2-3 2-7

First Responder and Law Enforcement Robot Market

Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2009

Figure 2-4 2-8

Total First Responder Robot Market Forecasts,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016

Figure 2-5 2-9

Total First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Units,

Worldwide, 2010-2016

Table 2-6 2-10

First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars,

Worldwide, 2010-2016

Figure 2-7 2-11

Small First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars,

Worldwide, 2010-2016

Figure 2-8 2-12

Small First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Units,

Worldwide, 2010-2016

Figure 2-9 2-13

Mid Size First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars,

Worldwide, 2010-2016

Figure 2-10 2-14

Mid Size First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Units,

Worldwide, 2010-2016

Figure 2-11 2-18

Military and First Responder Robot Market Forecasts,

Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016

Table 2-12 2-19

Military, Homeland Security, Police, And First Responder

Robots Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016

Figure 2-13 2-20

Types of Events Triggering Need For First Responder Robots

Table 2-14 2-27

First Responder Robot Market Segments, Worldwide, 2009

Table 2-15 2-28

First Responder Robot Market Segments, Worldwide, 2016

Table 2-16 2-29

First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Worldwide, 2010-2016

Figure 2-17 2-38

U.S. Military Robot for "Surge"

Figure 2-18 2-40

Military Ground Robot Regional Market Segments, 2009

Table 2-19 2-41

Military Robot Regional Market Segments, 2009

First Responder Robots Product Description

Figure 3-1 19

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with EOD Kit 19

Figure 3-2 20

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with First Responder Kit 20

Figure 3-3 21

iRobot® Warrior™ 700 21

Figure 3-4 22

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with FasTac Kit 22

Figure 3-5 23

iRobot® PackBot® 500 with Mapping Kit 23

Figure 3-6 24

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with Engineer Kit 24

Figure 3-7 25

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with FasTac Kit 25

Figure 3-8 26

iRobot® PackBot® 500 with ICx Fido® Explosives Detection Kit 26

Figure 3-9 27

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with HAZMAT Detection Kit 27

Figure 3-10 28

iRobot® SeaGlider 28

Figure 3-11 29

iRobot® Ranger 29

Figure 3-12 32

Northrop Grumman Remotec HD-1 32

Table 3-13 33

Northrop Grumman HD-1 Features 33

Figure 3-14 35

Northrop Grumman F6A - Versatile Platform 35

Table 3-15 36

Northrop Grumman F6A Features 36

Figure 3-16 38

Northrop Grumman Mark V-A1 - Highly Versatile, Robust, All-Terrain Platform 38

Table 3-17 39

Northrop Grumman V-A1 Features 39

Table 3-18 40

Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 40

Figure 3-19 41

Northrop Grumman Mini-ANDROS II 41

Table 3-20 42

Northrop Grumman Mini Andros II Features 42

Table 3-21 43

Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Articulating Tracks Links 43

Figure 3-22 44

Northrop Grumman Wolverine - Outdoor, All-Terrain Workhorse 44

Table 3-23 45

Northrop Grumman Wolverine Features 45

Table 3-24 46

Data Links For Operator Control Of The ANDROS Vehicle IN Marshes, Swamps And Snow 46

Figure 3-25 48

Next-Generation General Dynamics CROWS II 48

Figure 3-26 52

Kongsberg HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Under Water Vehicle - AUV 52

Figure 3-27 55

BAE Military Robot in Development 55

Figure 3-28 57

Lockheed Martin Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment Vehicle (MULE) 57

Table 3-29 58

Lockheed Martin MULE models: Armed Robotic Vehicle - Assault (Light), Transport and Countermine. 58

Figure 3-30 60

Lockheed Martin Large NUWC Manta UUV 60

Figure 3-31 62

Lockheed Martin AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS) 62

Table 3-32 68

QinetiQ North America Talon® Robots Universal Disrupter Mount Close-up 68

Figure 3-33 71

Foster-Miller Talon Responder 71

Figure 3-34 73

Foster-Miller EOD Robots 73

Figure 3-35 75

Foster-Miller Swords Robots 75

Figure 3-36 77

Foster-Miller CBRNE/Hazmat Robots 77

Figure 3-37 78

Foster-Miller TALON SWAT/MP 78

Figure 3-38 79

Foster-Miller MAARS Robot 79

Figure 3-39 81

Foster-Miller Dragon Runner Field Transformable SUGV 81

Figure 3-40 82

Foster Miller TALON GEN IV Engineer 82

Figure 3-41 83

Foster Miller TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 83

Table 3-42 85

TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle Payloads 85

Figure 3-43 86

QinetiQ Talon TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 86

Figure 3-44 87

QinetiQ Talon Combat Engineer Route Clearance Robot Unmanned Vehicle 87

Figure 3-45 88

QinetiQ Talon TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 88

Figure 3-46 89

QinetiQ Generation IV Talon Robot Inspecting Vehicle 89

Figure 3-46 (Continued) 90

QinetiQ Generation IV Talon Robot Inspecting Vehicle 90

Figure 3-47 91

QinetiQ Generation IV Talon Robot 91

Figure 3-48 92

MAARS Talon Robot 92

Figure 3-49 93

QiinetiQ Foster-Miller Talon Military Robot 93

Figure 3-50 94

QiinetiQ Foster-Miller Talon Military Robot Modular CBRNE 94

Table 3-51 96

Telerob’s Key Business Areas 96

Figure 3-52 97

Telerob Heavy-Duty EOD Robot Product 97

Figure 3-53 99

Telerob TeleMAX Small Bomb Disposal EOD Heavy-Duty Robots 99

Figure 3-54 100

Telerob teleMAX 100

Figure 3-55 101

Telerob Bomb Disposal Vehicles 101

Figure 3-56 102

Telerob Bomb Disposal Vehicle Interior 102

Table 3-57 104

Allen Vanguard Equipment Applications 104

Figure 3-58 105

Allen Vanguard VANGUARD® ROV 105

Table 3-59 107

Allen Vanguard® ROV Key Features 107

Table 3-59 (Continued) 108

Allen Vanguard® ROV Key Features 108

Table 3-60 109

Allen Vanguard VANGUARD® ROV Command Console Key Features 109

Table 3-61 110

Vanguard Rov Physical Characteristics: 110

Figure 3-62 113

Allen Vanguard Defender Robot/ROV 113

Table 3-63 115

Allen-Vanguard Defender Standard Equipment 115

Table 3-64 116

Allen Vanguard Defender Technical Data: 116

Table 3-64 (Continued) 117

Allen Vanguard DefenderTechnical Data: 117

Figure 3-65 118

Allen Vanguard ROV-Track CBRNE 118

Table 3-66 119

Allen Vanguard ROV-Track CBRNE 119

Table 3-67 120

ROV-Track CBRNE Remote Response System Features 120

Figure 3-68 121

Boston Dynamic BigDog - Advanced Rough-Terrain Robot 121

Figure 3-69 123

Boston Dynamic LittleDog - The Legged Locomotion Learning Robot 123

Figure 3-70 124

Boston Dynamic PETMAN - BigDog gets a Big Brother 124

Figure 3-71 126

Boston Dynamic RHex Devours Rough Terrain 126

Figure 3-72 128

Boston Dynamic RiSE: Climbing Robot 128

Figure 3-73 129

Boston Dynamic SquishBot - Advanced Chemistry Robot that Inches, Climbs and Deforms 129

Figure 3-74 134

Gostai SOS 134

Figure 3-75 137

Scripps Bluefin Robotics Spray Glider 137

Table 3-76 139

Spray Swimming Robot 139

Table 3-77 140

Spray Swimming Robot Navigation Positioning 140

Table 3-78 141

Spray Swimming Robot Navigation Applications 141

Figure 3-79 143

BPAUV vehicle from Bluefin Robotics 143

Figure 3-80 146

Bluefin Robotics 9-inch-diameter Bluefin 9 UUV 146

Figure 3-81 149

Boeing AN/BLQ-11 Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS), 149

Figure 3-82 152

Robotic Technology Military Robot Hops Over Walls 152

Table 3-83 155

QinetiQ Foster-Miller TALON® First Responder Features 155

Figure 3-84 155

QinetiQ Foster-Miller First Responder Robot 155

Figure 3-85 156

QinetiQ North America’s Robotic Controller Kit 156

First Responder Robots Technology

Table 4-1 4-2

Military Robotics Enabling Technology

Table 4-2 4-3

Military Robots Development Challenges

Table 4-3 4-4

Military Robot Integrated Circuit-Based Innovation Functions

Table 4-3 (Continued) 4-5

Military Robot Integrated Circuit-Based Innovation Functions

Table 4-4 4-6

Military Robot Key Technology

Table 4-5 4-7

Robot Communications Key Technology

Table 4-6 4-8

Military Robot Key Navigation Technologies

Table 4-7 4-9

Human-Robot Interaction

Table 4-8 4-10

Visual Simultaneous Localization &

Mapping Functions Relevant to Robotics

Figure 4-9 4-20

Hitachi Modular Robot Configuration

Table 4-10 4-22

Military Robot Key Product Technology Factors

Table 4-10 (Continued) 4-23

Military Robot Key Product Technology Factors

Table 4-11 4-27

Military Robot Technology Functions

Table 4-11 (Continued) 4-28

Military Robot Technology Functions

Table 4-12 4-34

Missions (UUV “Sub-Pillars”) In Priority Order

Figure 4-13 4-35

UUVMP Vision

Table 4-14 4-36

Alliant Features:

Table 4-14 (Continued) 4-37

Alliant Features:

Figure 4-15 4-42

Evolution Robotics Technology Solutions

Figure 4-16 4-43

Evolution Robotics Object Recognition

Table 4-17 4-44

Evolution Robotics Applications

Figure 4-18 4-47

Sprit Robot On Mars.

Figure 4-19 4-49

Spirit's Winter Panorama

Figure 4-20 4-54

Opportunity Maneuvers Around Steeper Slopes in "Victoria Crater"

Table 4-21 (Continued) 4-56

Remote Controlled Robot Missions Technologies of Broad Benefit

Table 4-21 (Continued) 4-57

Remote Controlled Robot Missions Technologies of Broad Benefit

First Responder Robots Company Profiles

Figure 5-1 5-4

BAE Military Robot in Development

Table 5-2 5-18

iRobot Robots Dangerous Tasks Performed

Figure 5-3 5-31

iRobot Home Robots vs, Military and First Responder Robots

Table 5-4 5-46

Kongsberg Military Robot Market Segments

Figure 5-5 5-49

Lockheed Martin F35B In-Flight STOVL Operations

Figure 5-6 5-50

Lockheed Martin Linking Legacy Radio Waveforms Into AMF JTRS

Figure 5-7 5-51

Lockheed Martin C-139 J Cargo Plane

Figure 5-8 5-52

Lockheed Martin Next Generation Identification Systems

Figure 5-9 5-53

Lockheed Martin Linking Legacy Radio Waveforms to AMF JTRS

Table 5-10 5-56

QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group Capabilities

Table 5-11 5-58

QinetiQ 2009 Positioning

Table 5-12 5-60

QinetiQ Highlights During 2009:

Figure 5-13 5-62

QinetiQ North America Revenue

Table 5-14 5-63

QinetiQ North America

Table 5-15 5-65

US Target Market Overview

Table 5-16 5-74

QinetiQ Detection System Functions

Table 5-17 5-76

Foster-Miller Technical And Business Capabilities

Table 5-18 5-82

IVTT Program Supporting Departments

Figure 5-19 5-83

Robotic Technology Military Robot Hops Over Walls

Table 5-20 5-86

Telerob’s Key Business Areas

Figure 5-21 5-87

Telerob Heavy-Duty EOD Robot Product

Figure 5-22 5-89

Telerob Army Technology Products

Figure 5-23 5-98

Versa / Allen Vanguard Hook and Line Applications

Table 5-24 5-116

IVTT program supporting Departments