Army pushes next wave of ground robots forward

[The Patriot]

The U.S. Army awarded contracts for the next phase of the Common Robotic System (Individual) program-or "CRS(I)," the Army's small sized ground robot, designed to be Soldier back-packable and remotely operated. It will give Soldiers the ability to perform various missions at a safe standoff distance from potentially hazardous threats. The Common Robotic System - Individual is the second of three unmanned robotic programs intended to formalize the Army's ground robotic portfolio into discrete programs of record.

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