MINNEAPOLIS -- At first glance, the Recon Scout IR looks like a small dumbbell. But even at a mere 1.2 pounds, this robot does some heavy lifting. Built by Edina, Minn.,-based ReconRobotics, the robot ...

A robot used to covertly transmit live video during military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for use by local and state firefighters and ...

The 13th member of the Eden Prairie police SWAT team is inanimate and weighs about one pound. Sgt. Carter Staaf, who is on the SWAT team, wouldn’t dream of going out on an operation without it in ...

ReconRobotics has been awarded a $13.9 million contract for 1,100 Recon Scout XT micro-robot kits from the Army Contracting Command on behalf of the Army Rapid Equipping Force, the company said. This ...

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Edina-based ReconRobotics, Inc., announced Wednesday that it has landed a $13.9 million contract with the U.S. Army. The order-which includes 1,100 Recon Scout XT micro-robot kits from the U.S. Army ...

ReconRobotics Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a $13,975,038 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 1,100 Recon Scout XT micro unmanned ground robots in support of video ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Ex-U.S. Marine Ernest Langdon pulls a pin and throws a small black object onto the ground. But it doesn't explode. Instead, the robot rights itself and swiftly scuttles away, ...

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