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Air Force To Buy Small Robot For Explosive Disposal Work

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Friday, October 15th, 2010

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Boeing [BA] and iRobot [IRBT] have received an initial contract from the Air Force to provide Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGVs) to its Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, the companies said this week. The contract calls for up to 70 model 310 SUGV robots, with an initial value of $3.84 million. The indefinite delivery/quantity contract will run through September 2012. "Robots like the 310 SUGV have already proven their worth on today's battlefield," said Robert Moses, president of iRobot's Government…

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