The 710 Warrior can lift loads of up to 220 lbs (100 kg)
iRobot, the company behind household helpers, such as the Roomba and Scooba, and military and police robots, such as the PackBot and Negotiator, has released an updated version of its Warrior 700
robot. Like its predecessor, the newly launched 710 Warrior is designed
for EOD (explosive ordnance disposal), reconnaissance and surveillance
missions and can lift loads of up to 220 lbs (100 kg) and carry payloads
of more than
150 pounds (68 kg) over rough terrain.
Measuring 35-in (89 cm) long, 18-in (46 cm) high (in stowed
configuration) and 30.25-in (77 cm) wide (or 21.25-in with its
stair-climbing flippers removed), the 710 Warrior weighs 347 lbs (157
kg) with battery and flippers installed and can travel at speeds of up
to 8 mph (12.9 km/h) thanks to its electric motor that packs enough
grunt to allow the robot to pull a car.
The unmanned robot is controlled via an Operator Control Unit powered
by iRobot's Aware 2 robot intelligence software and can be fitted with
optional obstacle avoidance sensors, compass and GPS. The remote
operator can monitor views from the robot's multiple cameras in real
time at distances of up to 2,624 ft (800 m).
Designed to be highly configurable to adapt to a range of missions,
the robot can be fitted with a variety of payloads, including an APOBS
(Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System) and various weapons and
accessories, as well as a manipulator arm that can extend 75-in (192 cm)
and boasts enough dexterity to open a car door.
iRobot's vice president of operations for government and industrial
robots, Tim Trainer, told Technology Review that two prototype Warrior
robots were used to explore damaged buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear power plant site following last year's tsunami. They were used
to clean up radiation-contaminated rooms safe for humans with a vacuum
cleaner taped to the robot's arm to suck up radioactive dust.
The 710 Warrior is now ready for manufacture and there's no list price, but iRobot can be contacted for quotes.
Source: iRobot via Technology Review
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