LANdroid contract awarded

In June 2007 he Defense Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) with the requirements for the LANdroid program. The BAA focused on two tasks.

A) The Autonomous Intelligent Control Layer

• Self-Configuration
• Self-Optimization
• Self-Healing
• Tethering
• and intelligent power management

B) The Underlying Low-cost, Low-power, Robust Platform

• Mechanical Platform
• Basic Behaviors
• Sensors/Actuators
• CPU
• Power
• Radio and Antennae

iRobot has announced it has received an award to develop the new portable communications relay robot in a multi-year program.

Sources: DARPA BAA and iRobot
Photo: DARPA