iRobot’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…)