iRobot Corp. (IRBT), Thursday unveiled the uPoint Multi-Robot Control (MRC) system, an Android-based app for its family of defense and security robots allowing operators to concentrate on their mission, not on operating the robot. A trend toward more capable robots taking on more missions means more complexity, Orin Hoffman, iRobot Technical Director, said. The new Android-based uPoint MRSC and the uPoint radio smart network controls a family of robots, so a user trains once on one controller and can use…
