Robots replace security guards. (Tech Talk).The Defense Department now is employing robots as security guards. A case in point is the Mobile Detection Assessment Response System. Developed by General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. Robotic Systems robotic system An integrated system of devices that automate production and manufacturing of goods and services Surgery An AI-based surgical assistant system, which processes sensory input from haptic interfaces and/or allows surgeons to act with more accuracy than , of Westminister, Md., MDARS MDARS Mobile Detection Assessment Response System MDARS Mobile Detection and Response System has obstacle avoidance In robotics, obstacle avoidance is the task of satisfying some control objective subject to non-intersection or non-collision position constraints. Normally obstacle avoidance is considered to be distinct from path planning in that one is usually implemented as a reactive control 360-degree sensors capable of detecting intruders at 150 meters. It also can detect breached security locks. MDARS weighs more than 2,900 pounds, has a 42-hp diesel engine and can travel up at 20 miles per hour. It runs for 12 hours without refueling. One operator can manage as many as 10 MDARS vehicles from a three-screen control station that shows where each vehicle is on a map of the area. The operator can hear what the vehicle "hears" through a microphone and can map out a mission for the vehicle to perform autonomously. Operators also can drive the vehicle remotely, using a joystick (hardware, games) joystick - A device consisting of a hand held stick that pivots about one end and transmits its angle in two dimensions to a computer. Joysticks are often used to control games, and usually have one or more push-buttons whose state can also be read by the computer. . The control system has an Ethernet connection over a fiber-optic or radio frequency communications link. |
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