New Mini-Robots for the US Army

The US Army awarded iRobot and QinetiQ North America two procurement orders for small robotic vehicles, representing the new class of small/miniature robotic systems designed for counter-IED and surveillance missions. iRobot Corp will supply the iRobot 110 'FirstLook' robotic systems, under was awarded $14 million order from the Army, to be fulfilled by August 2013. QinetiQ North America Inc. was awarded about $13 million to supply the Dragon Runner-10 Micro Unmanned Ground Vehicle (MUGV).