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AMREL will be at Modern Day Marine next week. Come by AMREL’s booth #1037 and see the “largest” and the “smallest.” The “largest” would be the RF9, which has the biggest display of any fully rugged laptop on the market. The “smallest” would be the ROCKY DB6, which is the smallest fully rugged handheld in the world that can run full Windows/Linux OS. See you at Quantico!
I recently showed a video of Boston Dynamic’s Legged Squad Support System (LS3) to a former Marine. I pointed out that its capability of following a human was similar to the one demonstrated in a Robot Rodeo Video.
AMREL is no stranger to achievements at the annual Robot Rodeo. As reported by Defense Professionals, our team had success again at this year’s annual evaluation event staged by Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) and other military stakeholders. For more information on AMREL’s role in this groundbreaking demonstration of autonomy, check out AMREL COTS Handheld Used for OCU & Payload Controller at Robot Rodeo.
AMREL will be in Las Vegas next week for AUVSI North America 2012. Some big changes are coming, which we think will define the parameters of OCUs for the next few years. Drop by our booth, and we can talk about them. Also, I will be there, looking for story ideas. If you have any, or want to talk about sharing content, email me at editor@amrel.com.
AMREL customizes a lot of computers. Sometimes, the customization is almost a complete build-to-order. Other times, it’s as simple as adding a connector to a laptop or tablet. Actually, adding a connector isn’t so simple. Consider the conventional way of adding a connector to a mobile computer:
- First space must be found to accommodate the connector
- A hole and mount points must be machined into case wall
- Power and signal wires must be soldered to mainboard and routed to backside of the connector
- Finally, the laptop or tablet is reassembled and tested Read more
James Gathings has joined AMREL as the new Senior Design Engineer. James is well known in the specialized field of rugged computer customizations. Very few engineers have James’s background in this niche area. In addition to modifying computers at Getac for 13 years, James has a certificate of completion in Airframe and Powerplant. Read more
AMREL’s superlight handheld, the ROCKY DB6 will be used as a payload controller & OCU to display autonomous functions. “The really amazing thing is that in less than 30 days, off-the-shelf DB6s have been integrated into two robots to perform multiple functions,” states Ron McMahan, AMREL’s Vice President of Engineering Solutions. Look for us at the MacroUSA demonstration at the JIEDO challenge. Read more about the Robot Rodeo here.
What are the forces driving the technology of rugged computers? Where are rugged computers being used, and what are their future applications? How will the popularity of business tablets affect them? We addressed these questions and others to Dr. Conrad H. Blickenstorfer, author of the Rugged PC Review as well as its blog. As one of the few independent voices in the world of rugged computing, he has a unique perspective. Here are his self-described “stream-of-consciousness” answers. Read article here.
Utilizing UAVs for firefighting is well-known. This video demonstrates unmanned systems being used for fire investigations, a completely different application. The ease of determining the causes of fires is directly related to the view the investigators have of the burned trees. The perspective provided by high-definition cameras on small UAVs is close to ideal. I doubt that many developers could have predicted this particular use for unmanned systems. As unmanned systems diffuse into the civilian/commercial sector, we can expect more unexpected applications.
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