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Top War Tech #5: Talon Robots

Improvised Explosive Devices are the biggest killers of U.S. troops in Iraq ... and one of the biggest killer of IEDs is Foster-Miller's Talon robot.

"It's an excellent robot, and I would rate it as being the best one in theater," ordnance disposal Airman Robert Wester told an Air Force reporter. But how does the Talon compare to other robots -- say, the bestselling iRobot?

The new Roomba sucks. Really well

Will the robots forget about all this when they take over? Or will they want payback?

Electric Robots

iRobot Corp. has entered into a strategic alliance with Taser International Inc. to develop new robots that can remotely engage, incapacitate, and control dangerous suspects with integrated Taser electronic control devices.

Tom's Hardware Guide and iRobot Launch 'Create Challenge' Contest for Robot Enthusiasts

Tom's Hardware Guide (www.tomshardware.com)and iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) today launched the inaugural iRobot Create Challenge (www.tomshardware.com/irobot), a contest for aspiring roboticists, developers, hobbyists, and students. The iRobot(R) Create(TM) programmable robot platform enables users to design and assemble new robots for both

Home robots that clean up

Find out how the latest high-tech cleaning tools can lighten your domestic load.

More Robots to go to into Combat

iRobot to Deliver 22 Additional Bomb-Disposal Robots to German Federal Defense Force

Robots going in harm's way

Agile new devices save lives by disarming or detonating roadside bombs

By Jeffrey Krasner, Globe Staff March 12, 2007

The war in Iraq has proven the lethal effectiveness of roadside bombs.

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