Entries by William Finn

Veteran’s Day

Today is Veteran’s Day, and it is appropriate that we remember all those who have fought for our freedom.  We encourage you to visit the Wounded Warrior Project and discover how you can support veterans who need our help.

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Did the Smartphone give ARMY the JTRS?

Recently the ARMY announced the cancellation of its current contract for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Ground Mobile Radio System.  Did its highly publicized plans for a battlefield smartphone have something to it? An uniformed person might think, “Sure, what does the ARMY need JTRS for, when they’re going for a smartphone?” Actually, the […]

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AMREL at COPSWEST

Visit AMREL Booth #531 and ask about our new DK+ in-vehicle system. It’s  in-vehicle and a handheld, easily integrated with off-the-shelf modems, and requires only one cable for installation.  

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AMREL at AUVSI Interoperability Conference

Don’t miss Ron McMahan, AMREL’s Vice President of Engineering Solutions, speaking at the UGV interoperability session on Tuesday, November 1.  From October 31 to November 3, AMREL will be at booth #6, discussing our latest interoperable robotic control solutions.  Click here to learn more about the conference. See you in San Diego!

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AMREL on Wired.com

Wired has a video featuring MESA’s amazing ACER UGV as well as its autonomy programming, which was created by the folks at 5D.  At the 5 minute, 20 second mark of the video, you can see the AMREL laptop that’s serves as ACER’s Operator Control Unit.  Check out Exclusive Video: Robot Mini-Tank Battles Homemade Bombs

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Unmanned Vehicle Abuse

With tongue firmly placed in cheek, Military’s & Aerospace Electronics Report’s John Keller expresses his concern about the latest social ill. After viewing the numerous displays of  rugged, ”throwable” robots at the recent AUVSI gathering, he worries about Unmanned Vehicle Abuse. Video below.

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Will Future Battlefield Computers be Futuristic?

Recently, some clients asked AMREL to build an Operator Control Unit (OCU) for their Unmanned Ground Vehicle.  No surprise there; we dominate that particular application.  What was noteworthy was the specific form factor that they requested.  They wanted it to be a wearable computer, worn on the wrist. We ran a simple experiment with the […]