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Arshad Matin, a more than two-decade veteran of software and information technology sectors, has been appointed to serve as chairman of the board of directors at Virginia-based professional services provider ASGN. He has served as an independent board member of ASGN since June 2014 and will assume chairmanship when the retiring Jeremy Jones completes his term on June 18, the company said Monday.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen nine multidisciplinary teams to develop approaches to explore underground environments as part of DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge. Participants will aim to produce technology platforms in the areas of autonomy, perception, networking and mobility for potential use by first responders and warfighters, DARPA said Wednesday. SubT is composed of a $2M “systems“ competition […] More
Mark Frantz, co-founder of BlueDelta Capital Partners, and Joseph Dyer, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, have been named advisers to ASGN“™s board of directors. Frantz and Dyer will share with the company“™s board their knowledge and insights gained through their government contracting experience, ASGN said Tuesday. ASGN CEO Peter Dameris said the firm will […] More
Endeavor Robotics has moved to a 35,000-square-foot facility in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, in an effort to accommodate robot design, development and manufacturing operations. Sean Bielat, CEO of Endeavor Robotics, said in a statement released Tuesday the new headquarters allowed the firm to keep 100 percent of its staff who build robots designed for use in tactical applications. The […] More
Leidos and Endeavor Robotics have forged a partnership to bid for increments two and three of the U.S. Navy“™s Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System program. Tom Frost, president of Endeavor Robotics, said in a statement released Monday the company will combine its experience in ground robotics systems integration with Leidos“™ resources and defense systems integration experience […] More
Endeavor Robotics has partnered with Persistent Systems to install the latter’s radio communications system on the former’s product line of ground robots. Endeavor Robotics said July 12 the MPU5 radio will work to help increase the range of unmanned ground operations and support single-controller operations for multiple robot assets over the Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network technology. “Networked connectivity between the warfighter and all […] More
A new Research and Markets report forecasts the global security robots market to grow to $2.36 billion by 2022 at a compound annual growth rate of 8.56 percent. Research and Markets said Thursday that geopolitical crises, territorial conflicts and adoption of unmanned systems drive the global market for security robots. The report noted that the […] More
Technavio has forecast the global professional service robotics market to climb at a compound annual growth rate of 22.65 percent from 2015 through 2019. Technavio commented that the application of professional service robots in helping humans to perform various operations creates a global demand for robotics. The report also finds that Internet of Things, automation, machine-to-machine […] More
A new ReportsnReports study projects the global robotics market to grow 29.11 percent year-over-year from 2015 through 2019. The report predicts the Asia-Pacific region will account for the highest demand for robotic systems as the economic progress in the region leads to industrialization and manufacturing growth trends, ReportsnReports said Friday. The market faces challenges from […] More
IRobot Corp. has been awarded a $4 million contract to produce robots and accessories for the U.S. Navy. The Navy ordered iRobot“™s model 110 FirstLook robots and the company will deliver the products through February 2016, iRobot said Wednesday. “iRobot is pleased to provide these state-of-the-art robots to the U.S. Navy as they will help […] More
The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has placed a $9.8 million order for 75 small unmanned ground vehicles from iRobot. The lightweight man-portable SUGV includes a manipulator device intended to facilitate dismounted mobile operations and is designed to access locations that are not safe for people to enter, iRobot said Monday. USMC is scheduled to […] More
Tim Saeger, formerly a vice president and general manager at Bose, has joined iRobot as senior vice president of engineering. He will start his role Aug. 3 and oversee the company“™s development of robotic technologies and product roadmap, iRobot said June 8. “At Bose, he was responsible for all aspects of product and technology development, and he has led […] More
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