Posts Tagged ‘PackBot’

iRobot’s Warrior 700 robot can carry PackBot

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

iRobot_Warrior_700iRobot’s new Warrior 700 robot is a bigger version of the PackBot, and can carry and deploy the smaller robot:

The Warrior 700 was recently put through its paces at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) unmanned systems event in Washington, DC. By rising up on the articulated treads, the Warrior was able to extend its arm and drop the PackBot through a window. The PackBot is rugged enough to survive the short drop to the floor, and using the Warrior to deliver it keeps the operators safely out of harm’s way.

After the jump, watch video of an early Warrior prototype in a rescue simulation. (more…)

NewsFlash Roundup: Dataupia, Genzyme, Drew Bledsoe

Monday, August 10th, 2009
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In today’s NewsFlash roundup, Dataupia may not be coming down for breakfast, Genzyme’s Allston problem gets worse, and Drew Bledsoe, VC, makes a cleantech investment. 

Dataupia reportedly seeking asset buyer

Just two months after the company cut its staff levels by more than 50 percent, data-warehousing appliance company Dataupia Inc. is seeking to sell its assets, according to an online report.

Bledsoe’s investment firm backs water tech company

Former New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe’s investment firm has invested $10 million in a Florida water purification technology company. Bledsoe Capital Group, founded in 2007 by the 14-year NFL veteran and Montana attorney Chad Wold, will receive a 33 percent stake in Ecosphere Energy Services LLC, a subsidiary of Stuart, Fla., water engineering and services firm Ecosphere Technologies Inc.

Allston plant woes drop Genzyme’s profit outlook

As a result of dumping the unfinished batches of Cerezyme, Genzyme will have to take an $8.4 million write-off in addition to the $14.2 million already announced. (more…)

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