« back to article

Discuss “$26.4 Million Grant for Gladiator Vehicle Development”

Carnegie Mellon University succeeded over Lockheed Martin this past week when researchers at CMU's Robotics Institute won a design and development contract from the U.S. government. We are entering an age where investors are realizing that educational institutions can innovate just as well as - or better than - multinational corporations.

Last Monday, CMU representatives were notified that they had won a $26.4 million government contract to design and develop what may become the future of battlefield reconnaissance and defense: the Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle, or TUGV. Carnegie Mellon researchers have been working on stages of the project since 2002.

Weighing one ton and resting on six wheels, the Gladiator is controlled remotely...

Comments

Be heard

Name:
Required
Email:
Optional
Comment:

Comment guidelines

If you provide an email address, it will be displayed. This may make you more vulnerable to spammers.

HTML is not allowed. Paragraphs are automatically created by leaving a blank line. Links are created from URLs automatically.

Off-topic or inappropriate (e.g. obscene, libelous) comments are not permitted and will be removed.

Important: The Tartan provides these discussion boards to encourage discussion about the topics we report. The views and opinions expressed in these comments are those of their authors, and do not reflect the opinions of The Tartan.