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| UK: MIRA's MACE-2 unmanned autonomous vehicle based on Land Rover mechanicals! | | 2008-08-27 18:02:02 | | At the recent Defence Vehicle Dynamics UK show MIRA Ltd., a UK automotive and aerospace technology firm, unveiled this autonomous MACE-2 UGV (unmanned ground vehicle), which is based on Land Rover mechanicals. It's built for rock climbing as well as stairs and can reach a top speed of 80mph on road using a hybrid electric powertrain. The MACE-2 is built primarily for defence applications and its advanced sensing technology give it situational awareness, which can also be used to communicate between other similar unmanned vehicles to strategize and plan missions on the battlefield. Further information won't be released until the vehicle reaches full production sometime in 2009. The demand for unmanned ground vehicles has become a top priority not only in the UK but also in the U.S. where congress has mandated that "by 2015, one-third of the operational ground combat vehicles are unmanned".... | | By: Land Rover Chronicles | | |
| | Introducing the BAE Systems autonomous Bowler Wildcat! | | 2008-08-27 18:02:00 | | BAE Systems sent us photos of their own UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) based on a Land Rover Bowler Wildcat. They've also teamed up with MIRA in support of their MACE-2 autonomous vehicle. According to Barney O'Kelly, Communications Manager at BAE Systems, the UGV project team joined with Bowler to custom build the Wildcat to BAE's specific autonomous vehicle requirements. BAE has two of these vehicles which are used as ongoing mobile labs allowing for continued advances and exploration into autonomous vehicle technology. In addition, they've also just equipped a Supacat 6x6 in Australia with similar technology. You can view more photos and read more about the BAE Systems UGV Wildcat below.... | | By: Land Rover Chronicles | | |
| | WHS Robotics Team Introduces Autonomous Robot at National Competition | | 2008-06-05 19:59:22 | | Members of the Winchester Robotics Team, now in its third year at the high school, have developed the first fully autonomous robot in BotsIQ history.
BotsIQ, an organization which promotes education in technology and engineering by hosting robotic competitions, planned to add an autonomous event this year to the regular bill of events which includes battles [...]... | | By: Robotics Technology | | |
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| New Robotics Challenge Aims To Develop Friendly Highly Autonomous Robots | | 2008-01-24 21:08:22 | | The “ROBAUCO: mobile, autonomous and collaborative robots” project was recently initiated.* The principal objective of the project is the generation of the technologies necessary for the development of mobile robots able to carry out complex tasks with a high degree of autonomy and capacity for collaboration. These robots, moreover, have to share tasks with people [...]... | | By: Robotics Technology | | |
| | | Why Autonomous Regions Won't Work | | 2007-06-26 21:29:00 | | Joe Biden and others have proposed that Iraq be cut up in to 3 regions. Here's why it won't work.Autonomous regions would only survive temporarily, before they are swept up by surrounding countries. Sunnis+Saudi Arabia and Shiites+Iran. Turkey has threatened to invade Kurdistan if it becomes any more autonomous than it already is.And how would it be possible to cut up the country? Baghdad is full of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds? The whole plan is unrealistic.There would be a temporary period of peace before the whole region is engulfed in war.Other options will work. It will take time and patience, but what Petraeus is doing in Iraq right now will work. We need to give them more time, something the majority of Americans are too impatient to do.... | | By: Thoughts on the World | | |
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| Autonomous Blimp - ECE 476 Microcontroller Design Project | | 2007-06-01 19:01:42 | |
Benjamin Tang and Rishi Ramchand are Cornell University students who made an Autonomous Blimp as their final project in the ECE 476 Microcontroller Design course. The project uses a GP2Y0D340 IR sensor to see if there is an obstacle in the way that needs to be maneuvered around. That IR sensor looks to be the type that is normally found in the automatic water taps that are found in most modern commercial bathrooms, with a 2 foot range I can think of lots of cool uses for the device…
“Our project controls a propeller-driven toy blimp; it keeps the blimp moving in a straight line if its path is clear, and otherwise navigates it around obstacles in its path. To accomplish the former task, our circuit uses a gyroscope to detect horizontal rotation and compensates for it by adjusting the propeller speed. Obstacle detection is performed using a digital infrared proximity sensor. The central challenge of our project was to build a circuit that was sufficiently light to be ... | | By: Hacked Gadgets | | |
| | ALAVs - Autonomous Light Air Vessels | | 2007-05-21 23:01:46 | |
Jed Berk created this Autonomous Light Air Vessel, it is just one of the contraptions that were on display this weekend at the Make Faire.
“ALAVs 2.0 (Autonomous Light Air Vessels) are networked objects that communicate the concept of connectivity among people, objects, and the environment. Through the use of mobile technologies people can influence the behavior of the ALAVs by starting conversations and building closer relationships with them. ALAVs 2.0 reflects upon the current state of connectivity in our everyday lives. The potential of ALAVs 2.0 lies in its ability to captivate a wide audience and communicate the idea of people cohabiting a shared space with networked objects.
Our circuits included the following: auxiliary 3V lithium battery, 5 integrated circuits and motors, and 2N7000 transistors with 1M ohm resistors. Due to maneuverability efficiency (for example hovering) we used five independent motors to cover all directions. Eventually the SunSpot was incorporate... | | By: Hacked Gadgets | | |
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