Israeli university team participating in DARPA robotics challenge

Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  GFE platform Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel is the only foreign team in DARPA’s Robotics Challenge aimed at developing a disaster response robot. BGU’s said its team “Robil” is developing software to control the Boston Dynamics, Inc., developed GFE Platform, based…

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ASIS 2012: Ted Chavalas, President, General Robotics division of Panoscan

access_control_identification Ted Chavalas discusses the launch of General Robotics’ new “Ferret” under-vehicle inspection robot that provides a 100-meter or 300-meter safety stand-off range and sends wireless video back to the operator. The Ferret is in a flat disc-shaped configuration which enables it to operate under Ferrari’s and other low-profile vehicles…

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