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iRobot Rolls Out First Multi-Robot Controller

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, October 9th, 2014

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iRobot Rolls Out First Multi-Robot Controller

uPoint MRS Controller Photo: iRobot

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…

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