\n\tHere are some of the latest creations from iRobot that you’d love to have but never could afford – unless you join the army. Read the post and see the videos.
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\n\tThe SUGV (Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle) is a tactical mobile robot developed by iRobot and Boeing that gathers intelligence while humans are a safe distance away.
\n\tThe 320SUGV at work.
\n\tThe SeaGlider is a submarine robot that can work underwater for up to 7 months. It can be controlled from an iPad.
\n\tThe SeaGlider measures temperatures, salinity, and other qualities of the ocean then uses a satellite phone to send in the data.
\n\tThe configurable Warrior is basically a Lego Mindstorm for those with Bill Gates’s or Uncle Sam’s budget.
\n\tIt can even be used as a plow. How would you like that for the winter in the north?
\n\tThe PacBot has been around for a while – saving many lives in Iraq. It’s thermal camera will provide images in complete darkness, smoke obscured areas and battlefields.
\n\tThe 80-inch arm extender lets the operator examine potential dangers from a relatively safe distance.
\n\tThe Negotiator is a smaller robot that can sneak into tight spaces.
\n\tMonitoring the progress of the Negotiator.
For more than 20 years, David Gewirtz has analyzed current, historical and emerging issues relating to technology, competitiveness and policy. David has written more than 600 articles about technology, competitiveness, and national security policy. He is the Cyberterrorism Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals. He is a columnist for the Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security.David is a member of the instructional faculty at the University of California, Berkeley extension. He has been a guest commentator for the Nieman Watchdog of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. David is the Editor-in-Chief of the ZATZ magazines. He is the author of "Where Have All The E-mails Gone?" and "The Flexible Enterprise." While "The Flexible Enterprise" is out of print, he's working on a next gen version of the book to be called "The New Flexible Enterprise", which should be out some time next spring. David is the recipient of the Sigma Xi Research Award in Engineering, and was a candidate for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Letters. He can be reached at david@zatz.com.
