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ARL Robotics Research Aims To Improve Systems-Soldier Teaming

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Thursday, February 4th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt The Army Research Lab (ARL) aims to put its robotics research efforts into enabling the teaming of future autonomous systems with soldiers, a program official said at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International in Washington D.C., said this week. Jon Bornstein of ARL Robotics Program Office said the lab is working to provide technology to provide greater autonomy not only for ground systems, but air systems and surface vessels from micro-systems to combat vehicles. Working with…

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