Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the first responder and homeland security ground robots are used globally. Growth comes as the border patrols and law enforcement agencies use robots to achieve broader security in a less expensive manner, delivering the promise of automated process in yet another industry. First responder robots bring changes in every region while the globally integrated enterprise replaces nationalistic dominance, creating broader cooperative police actions that replace nationalistic wars. These police actions are aimed against the bad guys.

This cost is creating resistance among the agencies to spend such a large amount for what is seen as a device that gives little return in comparison to what a person can do all year. Costs of robots are expected to decrease rapidly in the next year, creating a much larger market than exists now. The current market at $203 million does provide a significant base for solid growth. Vendors of homeland security and first responder robots have positioned to provide a common framework through which federal, state, local, and tribal governments can address emergencies. US federal first responder agencies are negotiating agreements with state and local government law enforcement groups to share equipment. First responder robots cost $50,000 and up, the cost of a person for one year.

Whereas a person can patrol and investigate, a first responder robot able to sniff for explosives is not justified in high quantity. .a few shared units go a long way in detecting explosives. The challenge for vendors is to find applications where the robot is used 24x7 365 days per year. Then there is payback. An exception is an airport and a border patrol crossing point where there is continuous need to sniff for explosives. First responder and homeland security robots are useful as patrol units. Just as foot police and patrol cars look for dangerous situations, so also a first responder robot can patrol an area with cameras and chemical sensors.

First responder and homeland security robot automation of the defense process is the next wave of first responder and homeland security evolution. As automated systems and networking complement the Internet , communication is facilitated on a global basis. The first responder and homeland security charter is shifting to providing protection against terrorists and people seek to maintain a safe, mobile, independent lifestyle. Much of the first responder and homeland security mission is moving to adopt a police force training mission, seeking to achieve protection of civilian populations on a worldwide basis.

The purchase of First responder and homeland security Robots's is dependent on budget constraints. The use of First responder and homeland security Robots s is based on providing a robot that is less expensive to put in the field than a trained soldier. That automation of process has appeal to those who run the first responder and homeland security.

Robots are automating first responder and homeland security ground systems, permitting vital protection of police officers and people in the field, creating the possibility of reduced fatalities in this profession. Mobile robotics operate independently of the operator. The innovation coming from all the vendors is astounding. No one innovation is more significant than another. One vendor, BAE Systems has an ant size robot useful for reconnaissance and networking robots in development. As soldiers take up secure positions behind a wall, they deploy a small reconnaissance team. The initial deployment is poised to be a very, very small reconnaissance team. Some hopping, some flying, the stealthy autonomous reconnaissance squad vanishes into a suspicious building for several minutes, then relays the all-clear back to its partners outside when that is the case.

Multiple technological, logistical, political and market forces share a quantum singularity that has brought mobile robotics to the point where robots are useful to every arm of the first responder and homeland security services. This is a phenomenon that will have a major impact on the way we run the first responder and homeland security and police. Use of remote-control toys in Iraq started as improvised robots to check out possible roadside bombs. There has since been a flurry of activity on the robotic explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) front since that early beginning. Deliveries of smaller and cheaper Bots are anticipated.

The emergence of a market for intelligent, mobile robots for use in the field and the confined areas of city fighting presents many opportunities. Units used in public spaces and on the border create a better, more flexible, more cost efficient first responder and homeland security. Technology is used to actuate the disparate robot types. Core robotics research and advances in robotic technology can be applied across a variety of robotic form factors and robotic functionality. Advances feed on and off of each other. With each new round of innovation, a type of technological cross pollination occurs that improves existing robotic platforms and opens up other avenues where intelligent mobile robots can be employed, effectively creating new markets.

Roboticists are more advanced in their training and in the tools available to create units. First responder and homeland security robots have evolved from units used in the field to manage different situations that arise. Robots save lives. Robotic security systems have an emphasis on causality reduction during law enforcement activities. This has resulted in investment in robotics technology that is useful. Robotic research is on the fast track for government spending.

First responder and homeland security ground robot market forecast analysis indicates that vendor strategy is to pursue developing new applications that leverage leading edge technology. Robot solutions are achieved by leveraging the ability to innovate, to bring products to market quickly. First responder and homeland security purchasing authorities seek to reduce costs through design and outsourcing. Vendor capabilities depend on the ability to commercialize the results of research in order to fund further research. Government funded research is evolving some more ground robot capability.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. First Responder Robots Market Description and Market Dynamics  

1.1   First Responders  

1.1.1    First Responder Need for Robots 

1.2   First Responder Robot Border Patrol 

1.2.1    Border Patrol and Homeland Security  

1.3   Delivering Robotic Capabilities to Combat Teams  

1.4   Military Robot Scope

1.4.1    Military Robot Applications  

1.5   Army's G8 Futures office

1.5.1    Delivering Capabilities to the Army's Brigade Combat Teams  

1.5.2    Transition Between The Current Market And Where The Market Is Going  

1.5.3    Different Sizes of UGVs  

1.6   Types of Military Robots

1.6.1    Telerob Explosive Observation Robot and Ordnance Disposal 

1.6.2    QinetiQ North America Talon® Robots Universal Disrupter Mount

1.6.3    General Dynamics Next-Generation CROWS II Increases Soldiers Safety

1.6.4    Soldier Unmanned Ground Vehicle from iRobot 

1.7   UGV Enabling Technologies 

1.7.1    Sensor Processing  

1.7.2    Machine Autonomy  

1.8   Military Robot Bandwidth  

1.8.1    UGV Follow-Me Capability  

1.8.2    Communications Bandwidth 

1.8.3    Battery Power 

1.8.4    Combination Of Batteries Linked To Onboard Conventional Diesel

1.9   SUGVs  

1.9.1    Mid-Size Category UGV  

1.9.2    Large UGV  

1.9.3    U.S. Army Ground Combat Vehicle 

1.9.4    TARDEC  

1.9.5    Tacom  
 

2. First Responder Robot Market Shares and Forecasts 

2.1   First Responder, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement Robots Market Driving Forces

2.1.1    Homeland Security And Police Ground Robots 

2.1.2    Robots Operate Independently 

2.2   Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder Ground Robots Market Shares  

2.3   Homeland Security Law Enforcement And First Responder Ground Robots Market Forecasts 

2.3.1    Small First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016 

2.3.2    Mid Size First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016  

2.3.3    Communications And Collaboration Support Convergence To Enable First Response 

2.4   Building a Culture of Preparedness  

2.4.1    Military and First Responder Robot Market Forecasts 
 
2.5   First Responder Robots Prevent And Disrupt Terrorist Attacks 

2.5.1    Robots Emerge As Part Of Critical Security and Emergency Response Infrastructure 

2.5.2    First Responder Robot Platforms, Cameras, Grippers, And Sensor Combinations 

2.6   Worldwide First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Segments 

2.7   Police Actions Against Terrorists Replace Wars In The New Global Economy 

2.7.1    First Responder Large Vehicle Robots For Challenging Missions  

2.7.2    QinetiQ’s / Foster-Miller Talon® First Responder Robot 

2.7.3    Telerob Sensor Platform   

2.7.4    Small, Maneuverable First Responder Robots 

2.7.5    iRobot PackBot Scout

2.7.6    iRobot PackBot Explorer 

2.7.7    QinetiQ North America’s Dragon Runner Robot Delivered to Mesa AZ SWAT Team   

2.7.8    Application Scope 

2.7.9    U.S. Military Robots Key to Iraq Surge Success  

2.8   Military Robot Regional Market Analysis  

2.8.1    iRobot Geographic Information First Responder  Robots Product Description 

3. First Responder and Homeland Security Robots Product Description  

3.1   First Responder County Police Organization Robot Specialized Functions 

3.1.1    Northrop Grumman Andros Remotec 

3.1.2    QinetiQ Foster-Miller Thermal Camera Enhancement Kits (Teks) For Talon® Robots 

3.1.3    Foster-Miller TEK-1

3.1.4    Foster-Miller TEK-2 

3.1.5    QinetiQ Foster-Miller Scraper

3.1.6    QinetiQ Foster-Miller Blade

3.1.7    TALON® Robots:  TALON SWAT/MP

3.1.8    Using TALON SWAT/MP on a County Deputy Call

3.1.9    QinetiQ Foster-Miller Ski

3.1.10  QinetiQ Foster-Miller TALON Partnership with Ahura Scientific Field-Deployed Analytical Instruments  

3.1.11  QinetiQ Foster-Miller TALON® Tailored to First Responders 

3.2   iRobot 

3.2.1    iRobot® PackBot® 510 with EOD Kit 

3.2.2    iRobot® PackBot® 510 with First Responder Kit 

3.2.3    iRobot® Warrior™ 700  

3.2.4    iRobot® PackBot® 500 with RedOwl Sniper Detection Kit

3.2.5    iRobot® PackBot® 510 with FasTac Kit

3.2.6    iRobot® PackBot® 500 with ICx Fido® Explosives Detection Kit 

3.2.7    iRobot® PackBot® 510 with HAZMAT Detection Kit

3.2.8    iRobot® SeaGlider 

3.2.9    iRobot® Ranger 

3.2.10  iRobot Aware 2.0 Robot Intelligence Software  

3.3   Northrop Grumman

3.3.1    Andros HD-1 : Compact, Lightweight Platform 

3.3.2    Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 

3.3.3    Northrop Grumman F6A - Versatile Platform 

3.3.4    Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 

3.3.5    Northrop Grumman Mark V-A1 - Highly Versatile, Robust, All-Terrain Platform 

3.3.6    Northrop Grumman V-A1 Features 

3.3.7    Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links 

3.3.8    Northrop Grumman Mini-ANDROS II - Compact, Capable, Two-Man-Portable Platform  

3.3.9    Northrop Grumman Mini Andros II Features  

3.3.10  Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links  

3.3.11  Northrop Grumman Wolverine - Outdoor, All-Terrain Workhorse  

3.3.12  Northrop Grumman Wolverine

3.3.13  Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links  

3.4   General Dynamics 

3.4.1    General Dynamics Next-Generation CROWS II Increases Soldiers Safety  

3.5   Kongsberg 

3.5.1    Kongsberg CrowsII Military Robot System  

3.5.2    Kongsberg Addresses Underwater Diver Incursion  

3.5.3    Kongsberg Norwegian Mine Reconnaissance Program  

3.6   BAE Systems  

3.6.1    BAE Systems Ant Size Robot 

3.6.2    BAE Personal Robots  

3.6.3    BAE Systems Large UGV  

3.7   Lockheed Martin  

3.7.1    Lockheed Martin Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment Vehicle (MULE) 

3.7.2    Lockheed Martin Large NUWC Manta UUV   

3.7.3    Lockheed Martin Large NUWC Manta UUV For The Offshore Oil Industry  

3.7.4    Lockheed Martin AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS) 

3.8   QinetiQ North America TALON® Robots  

3.8.1    QinetiQ North America Talon® Robots Universal Disrupter Mount 

3.8.2    Qinetiq / Foster-Miller 

3.8.3    Foster-Miller TALON Family of Military Robots  

3.8.4    Foster-Miller New: Two-Way Hailer 

3.8.5    Foster-Miller TALON Responder 

3.8.6    Foster-Miller EOD Robots 

3.8.7    Foster-Miller SWORDS Robots  

3.8.8    Foster-Miller CBRNE/Hazmat Robots  

3.8.9    Foster-Miller TALON SWAT/MP  

3.8.10  Foster-Miller MAARS Robot 

3.8.11  Foster-Miller Dragon Runner Field Transformable SUGV   

3.8.12  Foster Miller TALON GEN IV Engineer 

3.8.13  Foster Miller TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 

3.8.14  QinetiQ TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle  

3.8.15  Combat Engineer Route Clearance Robot 

3.8.16  Talon MAARS™ Robots  

3.9   Telerob  

3.9.1    Telerob - EOD / IEDD Equipment, EOD Robots and Vehicles

3.9.2    Telerob TEODor Heavy Duty Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Robot 

3.9.3    Telerob Telemax High-Mobility EOD Robot 

3.9.4    Telerob EOD / IEDD Service Vehicles 

3.10     Versa / Allen Vanguard  

3.10.1  Allen Vanguard VANGUARD® ROV   

3.10.2  Allen Vanguard Defender Robot/ROV   

3.10.3  Allen Vanguard ROV-Track CBRNE  

3.11     Boston Dynamics

3.11.1  Boston Dynamic LittleDog - The Legged Locomotion Learning Robot 

3.11.2  Boston Dynamic PETMAN - BigDog gets a Big Brother 

3.11.3  Boston Dynamic RHex Devours Rough Terrain  

3.11.4  Boston Dynamic RiSE: Climbing Robot 

3.12     Robotic Technology  

3.12.1  RTI Military Memetics (Information Propagation, Impact, and Persistence – Info PIP) Project 

3.12.2  RTI Humanoid And Legged Robots 

3.13     Fujitsu Service Robot (enon) 

3.14     Gostai SOS  

3.15     Kairos Autonomi

3.16     Scripps Bluefin Robotics Spray glider UUV   

3.16.1  Scripps Bluefin Robotics Spray Glider Sensors, Navigation, and Communications 

3.17     Boeing’s AN/BLQ-11 Long-term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS),

3.18     Boeing Advanced Information Systems  

3.19     Sonatech 

3.20     BAE Systems Underwater Systems  

3.21     Gunsmith Jerry Baber  

3.22     IVTT Program Intelligent Vehicle Robot Hops Over Walls  

3.22.1  Robotic Technology Precision Urban Hopper 

3.22.2  Robotic Technology Robot 

3.23     First Responder Robots  

3.23.1  QinetiQ North America’s robotic controller kit 


First Responder Robot Technology

 
4. First Responder Robot Technology  

4.1   First Responder Robot Enabling Technology  

4.2   Intel Integrated Circuit Evidence-Based Innovation  

4.2.1    Open Robotic Control Software  

4.2.2    Military Robot Key Technology 

4.2.3    PC-Bots 

Visual Simultaneous Localization & Mapping  

4.3   Advanced Robot Technology: Navigation, Mobility, And Manipulation  

4.3.1    Robot Intelligence Systems  

4.3.2    Real-World, Dynamic Sensing  

4.4   User-Friendly Interfaces  

4.4.1    Tightly-Integrated, Electromechanical Robot Design  

4.5   Field Based Robotics Iterative Development 

4.5.1    Next-Generation Products Leverage Model 

4.5.2    Modular Robot Structure And Control 

4.5.3    Lattice Architectures  

4.5.4    Chain / Tree Architectures  

4.5.5    Deterministic Reconfiguration  

4.5.6    Stochastic Reconfiguration 

4.5.7    Modular Robotic Systems  

4.6   Intel Military Robot Cultivating Collaborations  

4.7   Hitachi Configuration Of Robots Using The SuperH Family  

Hitachi Concept of MMU And Logic Space  

Robotic Use of Thin Film Lithium-Ion Batteries  

4.8   Network Of Robots And Sensors 

4.8.1    Sensor Networks Part Of Research Agenda 

4.8.2    Light Sensing  

4.8.3    Acceleration Sensing  

4.8.4    Chemical Sensing  

4.9   Military Robot Technology Functions 

4.10     Carbon Nanotube Radio  

4.11     Military Robot Funded Programs  

4.11.1  Future Combat System (FCS) Program Transitions to Army Brigade Combat Team Modernization 

4.11.2  XM1216 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) 

4.11.3  UUV Sub-Pillars 

4.11.4  Hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HAUV)

4.11.5  Alliant 

4.11.6  ATSP is a Government-wide contracting vehicle  

4.11.7  Quick, efficient contracting vehicle 

4.11.8  Facilitates technology and insertion into fielded systems  

4.11.9  Access to all Northrop Grumman sectors  

4.12     iRobot  Technology  

4.12.1  iRobot AWARE Robot Intelligence Systems  

4.12.2  iRobot Real-World, Dynamic Sensing. 

4.12.3  iRobot User-Friendly Interface  

4.12.4  iRobot Tightly-Integrated Electromechanical Design. 

4.13     Evolution Robotics Technology Solutions Evolution Robotics Example Applications  

4.14     NASA Exploratory Robots  

4.14.1  NASA Spirit Robot 

4.14.2  NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit 

Sample NASA Sprit Sol-By-Sol Summary

4.14.3  Opportunity Update  

4.14.4  NASA Opportunity Sol-By-Sol Summary 

4.14.5  NASA Opportunity Robot

4.15     Remote Controlled Robot Missions  

4.15.1  Auto-Navigation System Takes Pictures Of The Nearby Terrain  

4.15.2  Mars Robotic Rovers Spirit And Opportunity  

4.16     Self-Reproducing Machines  

4.16.1  M-TRAN Modular Transformer 

4.16.2  Attitude Control In Space By Control Moment Gyros  

First Responder Robot Company Profiles 

5. First Responder Robot Company Profiles

5.1   American Reliance Inc. (AMREL) 

5.1.1    Amrel Field Expedient Robot Controls Interoperability 

5.1.2    Amrel Small-Footprint, Highly Integrated, Rugged Mobile Computing Solutions  

5.2   BAE Systems  

5.2.1    BAE Systems Ant Size Robot 

5.2.2    BAE Personal Robots  

5.2.3    BAE Systems Large UGV   

5.3   Boston Dynamics  

5.4   Doosan Infracore / Bobcat Company  

5.5   General Dynamics 

5.5.1    General Dynamics Combat Autonomous Mobility System (CAMS) 

5.5.2    General Dynamics $60 Million Contract by U.S. Air Force for Mission Operations Support 

5.5.3    General Dynamics Revenue  

5.5.4    General Dynamics Business Group Revenue  

5.5.5    General Dynamics Combat Systems Awards  

5.5.6    General Dynamics Land Systems $24 million contract to supply Commanders Remote Operated Weapons  

5.5.7    General Dynamics Canadian Government’s LAV III Upgrade Program  

5.5.8    General Dynamics U.S. Military Vehicle Business  

5.6   Gostai 

5.7   iRobot 

5.7.1    iRobot Home Robots  

5.7.2    iRobot Government and Industrial Robots  

5.7.3    iRobot Locations  

5.7.4    iRobot Military Programs 

5.7.5    iRobot Revenue 

5.7.6    iRobot Geographic Information  

5.7.7    iRobot Significant Customers 

5.7.8    iRobot Description  

5.7.9    iRobot Industry Segment, Geographic Information and Significant Customers  

5.7.10  iRobot Home Robots  

5.7.11  iRobot Government and Industrial 

5.7.12  iRobot Geographic Information  

5.7.13  iRobot Home Robot Division Revenue And Units Shipped  

5.7.14  iRobot Government And Industrial Division 

5.7.15  iRobot Strategy 

5.7.16  iRobot Government and Industrial Products 

5.7.17  iRobot Home Robots  

5.7.18  iRobot Government & Industrial Robots  

5.7.19  iRobot Partners and Strategic Alliance  

5.7.20  iRobot / Boeing Company  

5.7.21  iRobot / Advanced Scientific Concepts  

5.7.22  iRobot / TASER International

5.8   Kongsberg  

5.8.1    Increased Scope of Kongsberg CROWS II Framework Agreement 

5.8.2    Kongsberg Ownership  

5.8.3    Kongsberg Manufacturing locations  

5.8.4    Kongsberg Operations Revenue  

5.8.5    Kongsberg Employees 

5.9   Lockheed Martin  

5.9.1    Lockheed Martin Defense Department Positioning  

5.10     Northrop Grumman 

5.10.1  Northrop Grumman Remotec Robots  

5.11     Qinetiq / Foster-Miller  

5.11.1  QinetiQ UK MOD and the US DoD provide target markets  

5.11.2  QinetiQ Revenue 2005-2009 

5.11.3  QinetiQ North America

5.11.4  QinetiQ Revenue  

5.11.5  QinetiQ UK  

5.11.6  QinetiQ North America 

5.11.7  QinetiQ  Autonomy and Robotics  

5.11.8  QinetiQ Group Revenues 

5.11.9  QinetiQ Business Review Governance  

5.11.10 QinetiQ Revenue By Customer 

5.11.11 QinetiQ North America  

5.12     QinetiQ North America / Foster-Miller  

5.12.1  QinetiQ North America / Foster-Miller

5.12.2  QinetiQ Common Robotic Controller (CRC) 

5.12.3  QinetiQ North America World-Class Technology  

5.12.4  QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group 

5.13     Robotic Technology Inc.

5.13.1  RTI Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR) Project 

5.13.2  RTI Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer (IVTT) Program   

5.13.3  Robotic Technology Precision Urban Hopper 

5.13.4  Robotic Technology Robot 

5.14     Telerob 

5.14.1  Telerob - EOD / IEDD Equipment, EOD Robots and Vehicles  

5.14.2  TEODor Heavy Duty Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Robot

5.14.3  Telerob Telemax High-Mobility EOD Robot 

5.14.4  Telerob EOD / IEDD service vehicles  

5.14.5  Telerob’s Electrical Force-Reflecting-Manipulators (FRMs) 

5.14.6  American Crane and Equipment Corp and Telerob Partnership 

5.15     Thermo Fisher Scientific / Ahura Scientific 

5.15.1  Ahura Scientific  

5.16     Versa / Allen-Vanguard 

5.16.1  Allen Vanguard Trading Suspended on Stock 

5.16.2  Allen Vanguard HAL® EOD/IEDD/Search Tasks Hook and Line System   

5.16.3  Versa / Allen Vanguard Equinox I  

5.16.4  Versa / Allen Vanguard Field Test Set 

5.16.5  Allen-Vanguard Revenue 

5.17     VIA Technologies 

5.17.1  VIA Technologies Complete Platform Provider

5.17.2  VIA Technologies Market Leadership 

5.17.3  VIA Technologies Global Operations  

5.17.4  VIA Technologies Meeting the Market Challenge  

5.17.5  VIA Technologies Dynamic Fabless Business Model 

5.18     Selected Manufacturers of Military Robots  

5.19     Government Agencies and Other Organizations Using Military Robots  

5.19.1  RTI Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer (IVTT) Program   


List of Tables and Figures

First Responder  Robots Executive Summary 

Table ES-1  ES-4

Homeland Security And Police Robots Market Driving Forces  

Figure ES-2  ES-5

First Responder and Law Enforcement Robot Market Shares, 

Dollars, Worldwide, 2009  

Figure ES-3  ES-6

Total First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, 

Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016  

First Responder  Robots Market Description And Market Dynamics  

Table 1-1  1-8

Military Robot Applications  

Table 1-2  1-10

Military Armed Robotic Applications  

Table 1-3  1-12

What the Soldier Wants In Robotic Systems  

Figure 1-4  1-18

Telerob Explosive Observation Robot and Ordnance Disposal Unit 

Figure 1-5  1-19

Telerob Explosive Ordnance Disposal EOD System

For Operation In Confined Areas  

Figure 1-6  1-21

QinetiQ North America TALON® Robots Universal 

Disruptor Mount (UDM) 

Figure 1-7  1-22

Next-Generation General Dynamics CROWS II  

Figure 1-8  1-34

Organization for Combating Terrorism:  Technology Support Office  

First Responder  Robots Market Shares and Market Forecasts  

Table 2-1  2-4

Homeland Security And Police Robots Market Driving Forces  

Figure 2-2  2-6

First Responder and Law Enforcement Robot Market 

Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2009  

Table 2-3  2-7

First Responder and Law Enforcement Robot Market 

Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2009  

Figure 2-4  2-8

Total First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, 

Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016  

Figure 2-5  2-9

Total First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Units, 

Worldwide, 2010-2016  

Table 2-6  2-10

First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, 

Worldwide, 2010-2016  

Figure 2-7  2-11

Small First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, 

Worldwide, 2010-2016  

Figure 2-8  2-12

Small First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Units, 

Worldwide, 2010-2016  

Figure 2-9  2-13

Mid Size First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, 

Worldwide, 2010-2016  

Figure 2-10  2-14

Mid Size First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Units, 

Worldwide, 2010-2016  

Figure 2-11  2-18

Military and First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, 

Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016  

Table 2-12  2-19

Military, Homeland Security, Police, And First Responder

 Robots Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010-2016  

Figure 2-13  2-20

Types of Events Triggering Need For First Responder Robots  

Table 2-14  2-27

First Responder Robot Market Segments, Worldwide, 2009  

Table 2-15  2-28

First Responder Robot Market Segments, Worldwide, 2016  

Table 2-16  2-29

First Responder Robot Market Forecasts, Worldwide, 2010-2016  

Figure 2-17  2-38

U.S. Military Robot for "Surge"  

Figure 2-18  2-40

Military Ground Robot Regional Market Segments, 2009  

Table 2-19  2-41

Military Robot Regional Market Segments, 2009  

First Responder  Robots Product Description  

Figure 3-1  19

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with EOD Kit 

Figure 3-2  20

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with First Responder Kit 

Figure 3-3  21

iRobot® Warrior™ 700 

Figure 3-4  22

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with FasTac Kit

Figure 3-5  23

iRobot® PackBot® 500 with Mapping Kit

Figure 3-6  24

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with Engineer Kit

Figure 3-7  25

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with FasTac Kit

Figure 3-8  26

iRobot® PackBot® 500 with ICx Fido® Explosives Detection Kit 

Figure 3-9  27

iRobot® PackBot® 510 with HAZMAT Detection Kit 

Figure 3-10  

iRobot® SeaGlider  

Figure 3-11  

iRobot® Ranger 

Figure 3-12  

Northrop Grumman Remotec HD-1  

Table 3-13 

Northrop Grumman HD-1 Features  

Figure 3-14 

Northrop Grumman F6A - Versatile Platform  

Table 3-15  36

Northrop Grumman F6A Features  36

Figure 3-16  38

Northrop Grumman Mark V-A1 - Highly Versatile, Robust, All-Terrain Platform  

Table 3-17  39

Northrop Grumman V-A1 Features 

Table 3-18  40

Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Links  

Figure 3-19  41

Northrop Grumman Mini-ANDROS II  

Table 3-20  42

Northrop Grumman Mini Andros II Features 

Table 3-21  43

Northrop Grumman Vehicle Data / Communication Articulating Tracks Links

Figure 3-22  44

Northrop Grumman Wolverine - Outdoor, All-Terrain Workhorse  

Table 3-23  45

Northrop Grumman Wolverine Features  

Table 3-24  46

Data Links For Operator Control Of The ANDROS Vehicle IN Marshes, Swamps And Snow   

Figure 3-25  48

Next-Generation General Dynamics CROWS II  

Figure 3-26  52

Kongsberg HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Under Water Vehicle - AUV   

Figure 3-27  55

BAE Military Robot in Development 

Figure 3-28  57

Lockheed Martin Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment Vehicle (MULE) 

Table 3-29  58

Lockheed Martin MULE models: Armed Robotic Vehicle - Assault (Light), Transport and Countermine. 

Figure 3-30  60

Lockheed Martin Large NUWC Manta UUV 

Figure 3-31  62

Lockheed Martin AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS) 

Table 3-32  68

QinetiQ North America Talon® Robots Universal Disrupter Mount Close-up 

Figure 3-33  71

Foster-Miller Talon Responder 

Figure 3-34  73

Foster-Miller EOD Robots  

Figure 3-35  75

Foster-Miller Swords Robots 

Figure 3-36  77

Foster-Miller CBRNE/Hazmat Robots  

Figure 3-37  78

Foster-Miller TALON SWAT/MP 

Figure 3-38  79

Foster-Miller MAARS Robot 

Figure 3-39  81

Foster-Miller Dragon Runner Field Transformable SUGV  

Figure 3-40  82

Foster Miller TALON GEN IV Engineer  

Figure 3-41  83

Foster Miller TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 

Table 3-42  85

TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle Payloads 

Figure 3-43  86

QinetiQ Talon TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle 

Figure 3-44  87

QinetiQ Talon Combat Engineer Route Clearance Robot Unmanned Vehicle  

Figure 3-45  88

QinetiQ Talon TAGS-CX Unmanned Vehicle  

Figure 3-46  89

QinetiQ Generation IV Talon Robot Inspecting Vehicle  

Figure 3-46 (Continued) 90

QinetiQ Generation IV Talon Robot Inspecting Vehicle  

Figure 3-47  91

QinetiQ Generation IV Talon Robot 

Figure 3-48  92

MAARS Talon Robot 

Figure 3-49  93

QiinetiQ Foster-Miller Talon Military Robot 

Figure 3-50  94

QiinetiQ Foster-Miller Talon Military Robot Modular CBRNE  

Table 3-51  96

Telerob’s Key Business Areas  

Figure 3-52  97

Telerob Heavy-Duty EOD Robot Product 

Figure 3-53  99

Telerob TeleMAX Small Bomb Disposal EOD Heavy-Duty Robots  

Figure 3-54  100

Telerob teleMAX   

Figure 3-55  101

Telerob Bomb Disposal Vehicles 

Figure 3-56  102

Telerob Bomb Disposal Vehicle Interior 

Table 3-57  104

Allen Vanguard Equipment Applications  

Figure 3-58  105

Allen Vanguard VANGUARD® ROV   

Table 3-59  107

Allen Vanguard® ROV Key Features  

Table 3-59  (Continued) 108

Allen Vanguard® ROV Key Features  

Table 3-60  109

Allen Vanguard VANGUARD® ROV Command Console  Key Features  

Table 3-61  110

Vanguard Rov Physical Characteristics: 

Figure 3-62  113

Allen Vanguard Defender Robot/ROV  

Table 3-63  115

Allen-Vanguard Defender Standard Equipment 

Table 3-64  116

Allen Vanguard Defender Technical Data: 

Table 3-64  (Continued) 117

Allen Vanguard DefenderTechnical Data: 

Figure 3-65  118

Allen Vanguard ROV-Track CBRNE  

Table 3-66  119

Allen Vanguard ROV-Track CBRNE  

Table 3-67  120

ROV-Track CBRNE Remote Response System Features  

Figure 3-68  121

Boston Dynamic BigDog - Advanced Rough-Terrain Robot 

Figure 3-69  123

Boston Dynamic LittleDog - The Legged Locomotion Learning Robot 

Figure 3-70  124

Boston Dynamic PETMAN - BigDog gets a Big Brother 

Figure 3-71  126

Boston Dynamic RHex Devours Rough Terrain  

Figure 3-72  128

Boston Dynamic RiSE: Climbing Robot 

Figure 3-73  129

Boston Dynamic SquishBot - Advanced Chemistry Robot that Inches, Climbs and Deforms 

Figure 3-74  134

Gostai SOS  134

Figure 3-75  137

Scripps Bluefin Robotics Spray Glider  

Table 3-76  139

Spray Swimming Robot

Table 3-77  140

Spray Swimming Robot Navigation Positioning  

Table 3-78  141

Spray Swimming Robot Navigation Applications  

Figure 3-79  143

BPAUV vehicle from Bluefin Robotics  

Figure 3-80  146

Bluefin Robotics 9-inch-diameter Bluefin 9 UUV   

Figure 3-81  149

Boeing AN/BLQ-11 Long-Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS), 

Figure 3-82  152

Robotic Technology Military Robot Hops Over Walls  

Table 3-83  155

QinetiQ Foster-Miller TALON® First Responder Features 

Figure 3-84  155

QinetiQ Foster-Miller First Responder Robot 

Figure 3-85  156

QinetiQ North America’s Robotic Controller Kit 
 

First Responder  Robots Technology 

Table 4-1  4-2

Military Robotics Enabling Technology  

Table 4-2  4-3

Military Robots Development Challenges  

Table 4-3  4-4

Military Robot  Integrated Circuit-Based Innovation Functions  

Table 4-3  (Continued) 4-5

Military Robot  Integrated Circuit-Based Innovation Functions  

Table 4-4  4-6

Military Robot Key Technology  

Table 4-5  4-7

Robot Communications Key Technology  

Table 4-6  4-8

Military Robot Key Navigation Technologies  

Table 4-7  4-9

Human-Robot Interaction  

Table 4-8  4-10

Visual Simultaneous Localization & 

Mapping Functions Relevant to Robotics  

Figure 4-9  4-20

Hitachi Modular Robot Configuration  

Table 4-10  4-22

Military Robot Key Product Technology Factors  

Table 4-10  (Continued) 4-23

Military Robot Key Product Technology Factors  

Table 4-11  4-27

Military Robot Technology Functions  

Table 4-11 (Continued) 4-28

Military Robot Technology Functions  

Table 4-12  4-34

Missions (UUV “Sub-Pillars”) In Priority Order  

Figure 4-13  4-35

UUVMP Vision  

Table 4-14  4-36

Alliant Features: 

Table 4-14  (Continued) 4-37

Alliant Features: 

Figure 4-15  4-42

Evolution Robotics Technology Solutions  

Figure 4-16  4-43

Evolution Robotics Object Recognition  

Table 4-17  4-44

Evolution Robotics Applications  

Figure 4-18  4-47

Sprit Robot On Mars. 

Figure 4-19  4-49

Spirit's Winter Panorama  

Figure 4-20  4-54

Opportunity Maneuvers Around Steeper Slopes in "Victoria Crater"  


First Responder Robots Company Profiles


Figure 5-1  5-4

BAE Military Robot in Development 

Table 5-2  5-18

iRobot Robots Dangerous Tasks Performed  

Figure 5-3  5-31

iRobot Home Robots vs, Military and First Responder Robots  

Table 5-4  5-46

Kongsberg Military Robot Market Segments  

Figure 5-5  5-49

Lockheed Martin F35B In-Flight STOVL Operations  

Figure 5-6  5-50

Lockheed Martin Linking Legacy Radio Waveforms Into AMF JTRS  

Figure 5-7  5-51

Lockheed Martin C-139 J Cargo Plane  

Figure 5-8  5-52

Lockheed Martin Next Generation Identification Systems  

Figure 5-9  5-53

Lockheed Martin Linking Legacy Radio Waveforms to AMF JTRS  

Table 5-10  5-56

QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group Capabilities  

Table 5-11  5-58

QinetiQ 2009 Positioning  

Table 5-12  5-60

QinetiQ Highlights During 2009: 

Figure 5-13  5-62

QinetiQ North America Revenue  

Table 5-14  5-63

QinetiQ North America  

Table 5-15  5-65

US Target Market Overview   

Table 5-16  5-74

QinetiQ Detection System Functions  

Table 5-17  5-76

Foster-Miller Technical And Business Capabilities  

Table 5-18  5-82

IVTT Program Supporting Departments  

Figure 5-19  5-83

Robotic Technology Military Robot Hops Over Walls  

Table 5-20  5-86

Telerob’s Key Business Areas  

Figure 5-21  5-87

Telerob Heavy-Duty EOD Robot Product 

Figure 5-22  5-89

Telerob Army Technology Products  

Figure 5-23  5-98

Versa / Allen Vanguard Hook and Line Applications  

Table 5-24  5-116

IVTT program supporting Departments