US Navy selects iRobot robotic systems
iRobot has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to supply transportable robotic systems. Under the $21m order, the company will provide the navy with more than 100 man-transportable robotic system (MTRS) mk1 mod 1 robots and spares kits. Modelled after the iRobot 510 PackBot,
iRobot has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to supply transportable robotic systems.
Under the $21m order, the company will provide the navy with more than 100 man-transportable robotic system (MTRS) mk1 mod 1 robots and spares kits.
Modelled after the iRobot 510 PackBot, the MTRS mk1 mod 1 robots will carry out bomb disposal and other dangerous missions.
The contract is the fourth order under a $230m indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract and brings the total orders under the contract to $36m.
The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has been the contracting activity.