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This Md. company is making 40 military logistical carrier robots

This Md. company is making 40 military logistical carrier robots

Roboteam's Probot V2 (Misha Kaminsky / Business Wire)
Roboteam’s Probot V2 (Misha Kaminsky / Business Wire)

, a maker of tactical ground robotic systems and controllers based in , has begun production of 40 robots for the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Israeli Defense Forces and a U.S. government agency the company did not identify.

The Probot V2 logistical carrier robots being produced have can run quietly for up to 72 hours, and can be re-powered with an on-board electrical generator, according to Roboteam. It has been chosen for Phase I testing for the U.S. Army Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport program, being conducted this month at Fort Benning, Georgia.

The robot can carry more than 2,000 pounds and has an ability to operate autonomously.

 

Tags: gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Roboteam Inc.

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