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Robotic Research Takes Top Honors at 2022 ACG Awards
Robotic Research Takes Top Honors at 2022 ACG Awards Autonomous driving technology leader recognized by the National Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) for the Company’s $228M Series...Read More
NFI and Robotic Research sign agreement to bring Automated Driving Systems to North American Transit Agencies
NFI and Robotic Research sign agreement to bring Automated Driving Systems to North American Transit Agencies WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF) NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”...Read More
Robotic Research Selected by DANNAR to Provide Autonomous Driving System for Zero-Emission Work Vehicles
Robotic Research Selected by DANNAR to Provide Autonomous Driving System for Zero-Emission Work Vehicles Fully Autonomous DANNAR 4.00 Mobile Power Station Unveiled CLARKSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robotic Research (rr.ai), a global leader...Read More
Robotic Research and TESIAC Announce Strategic Alliance to Revolutionize Urban Mobility
Robotic Research and TESIAC Announce Strategic Alliance to Revolutionize Urban Mobility Relationship will advance future-proof, smart city, mobility options for public and private sectors CLARKSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robotic Research, a global...Read More
Robotic Research, Verizon collaborate on autonomous shuttles at MCAS Miramar
CLARKSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robotic Research, LLC (rr.ai), a global leader in autonomous driving technology and solutions, and Verizon Public Sector, a key Department of Defense digital transformation partner, announced today their...Read More
Robotic Research and FPInnovations Partner to Develop Resource Road Truck Platooning Technology
Robotic Research and FPInnovations Partner to Develop Resource Road Truck Platooning Technology Joint efforts will provide Level 4 Autonomy for natural resource sector roads CLARKSBURG, Md. and MONTRÉAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robotic Research,...Read More
Robotic Research Announced as Finalist for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards
Robotic Research Announced as Finalist for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards CLARKSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robotic Research, LLC (rr.ai), a global leader in autonomous technology, announced today it was named by the Association for...Read More
Robotic Research Autonomy Powers North America’s First Automated Heavy-Duty Transit Bus
Robotic Research Autonomy Powers North America’s First Automated Heavy-Duty Transit Bus CLARKSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robotic Research, LLC (rr.ai), a global leader in autonomous driving technology and solutions, and New Flyer...Read More
GAUSSIN and ROBOTIC RESEARCH announce a strategic agreement to collaborate on autonomous vehicle technology in North America
GAUSSIN and ROBOTIC RESEARCH announce a strategic agreement to collaborate on autonomous vehicle technology in North America The goal is to equip GAUSSIN’s heavy-duty Zero Emission truck and e-bus...Read More
Robotic Research Publishes White Paper Spotlighting Automated Bus Rapid Transit in the Future of Urban Transportation
Robotic Research Publishes White Paper Spotlighting Automated Bus Rapid Transit in the Future of Urban Transportation CLARKSBURG, Md., Dec. 17, 2020 — Robotic Research LLC, one of the world’s leading autonomous...Read More
Robotic Research Applauded in 2020 GovCon Awards for Both Contractor and Program of the Year
CLARKSBURG, Md., Nov. 5, 2020 — Robotic Research LLC, a global leader in autonomy and localization technology for government and commercial customers, announced today they received multiple honors during...Read More
Robotic Research Director of Commercial Systems to Speak at the 4th International Autonomous Trucks VDI Conference
CLARKSBURG, Md., Nov. 4, 2020 — Robotic Research LLC, one of the world's leading autonomous technology providers, announced today that the company’s director of commercial systems, Joe Putney, will be a speaker...Read More
Robotic Research Executive VP to Speak at US Navy/Marine Corps 5G Pitch Competition Presented by NSIN Starts and Verizon
CLARKSBURG, Md., Oct. 27, 2020 — Robotic Research LLC, one of the world's leading autonomous technology providers , announced today that the company’s executive vice president, Eddie Mottern, will be a panelist...Read More
Robotic Research Clinches Top 20 on List of DC Area’s Fastest Growing Companies
CLARKSBURG, Md., Oct. 27, 2020 — Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to government and commercial customers, announced today it ranked No. 20 on the...Read More
Robotic Research Demonstrates Reverse-Capable Platooning for US Army’s Largest Ground Autonomy Program
CLARKSBURG, Md., Oct., 7, 2020 – Robotic Research LLC, one of the world’s leading autonomous technology providers, announced today it has added Retrotraverse to its AutoDrive-M autonomy kit. This autonomy...Read More
Robotic Research Awarded Innovation Grant to Improve Rider Accessibility for Bus Rapid Transit
Project With Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Funded by Federal Transit Administration AIM Grant CLARKSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robotic Research LLC, one of the world’s leading autonomous technology providers, announced today it has...Read More
Jacksonville Transportation Authority Receives Custom Autonomous Solution From Beep, Local Motors and Robotic Research
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept., 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) welcomed its newest autonomous vehicle into the JTA Test & Learn program with the Olli 2.0 from Beep, Local...Read More
Robotic Research to Help CTDOT Make U.S. Transportation History on CTfastrak by Automating First Heavy-duty Transit Buses for Revenue Service Deployment
Robotic Research to Help CTDOT Make U.S. Transportation History on CTfastrak by Automating First Heavy-duty Transit Buses for Revenue Service Deployment CLARKSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robotic Research LLC, one of the world’s...Read More
Robotic Research to start testing fully autonomous unmanned shuttles
CLARKSBURG, Md., Feb. 25, 2020 – Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies, announced today it will begin testing fully autonomous low-speed shuttles that are totally...Read More
Robotic Research Helps Olli Shuttle Bring Autonomous Vehicle Programs to Campuses in Italy and Saudi Arabia
CLARKSBURG, Md., Feb. 19, 2020 — Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to government and commercial customers, announced today its team has recently supported the...Read More
CES2020: Debut of First Football-size Transformable Drone
Robotic Research to unveil Pegasus Mini™, expanding new family of autonomous robots that operate both in the air and on the ground CLARKSBURG, Md., Jan. 6, 2020 — Robotic Research...Read More
Robotic Research Receives $16.5M Order for Production and Delivery of WarLoc GPS-denied Localization Units
CLARKSBURG, Md., Dec. 19, 2019 – Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to government and commercial customers, today announced receipt of a $16.5 million order...Read More
Robotic Research Granted Permission From Maryland DOT to Operate Autonomous Shuttle in Montgomery County, Expanding Autonomous Vehicle Research Onto Public Roads
CLARKSBURG, Md., Nov. 19, 2019 — Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to commercial and federal customers, announced today it has received permission from the...Read More
Robotic Research Continues to Provide Autonomy Kits to Support Military MUTTs in the Future
CLARKSBURG, Md., Nov. 12, 2019 — Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to government and commercial customers, will continue to provide autonomy kits to support the multi-utility tactical...Read More
Robotic Research AutoDrive® supports launch of Olli autonomous shuttle operations in Georgia with Curiosity Labs
CLARKSBURG, Md., Oct. 22, 2019 — Robotic Research, LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to government and commercial customers, helped celebrate the launch of a new autonomous shuttle program...Read More
Robotic Research Continues Support of Local Motors as it Prepares for Launch of Olli 2.0
CLARKSBURG, Md. Sept. 30, 2019 — Robotic Research, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to commercial and federal customers, is actively supporting its customer Local Motors as it prepares for the launch...Read More
AUVSI Unmanned Systems: Robotic Research Unveils First Multidomain, Transformable, Autonomous Vehicle for Air and Ground
CLARKSBURG, Md., Aug. 20, 2019 — Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to federal and commercial customers, today at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems —Defense, Protection, Security conference unveiled Pegasus™,...Read More
New Flyer announces Robotic Research partnership to revolutionize public transit using autonomous bus technology
St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA – May 15, 2019: (TSX: NFI) New Flyer of America Inc. (“New Flyer”), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America,...Read More
AUVSI Xponential: Robotic Research Paves the Way for Transportation Autonomy With Commercial and Defense Solutions
CLARKSBURG, Md. April 29, 2019 — Robotic Research, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to federal and commercial customers, announced today it is showcasing its top autonomous and driver-assisted transportation...Read More
Robotic Research President to discuss future of autonomous vehicle innovations at NDIA Robotics Capabilities Conference & Exhibition
Clarksburg, Md., April 24, 2019 — Robotic Research, a leading provider of autonomy software and robotic technology and solutions to federal and commercial customers, announced today its president and lead engineer, Alberto...Read More
Robotic Research Applauds U.S Army Effort to Honor Fallen Soldiers
Clarksburg, MD, April 10, 2019 — Robotic Research LLC today applauded a noteworthy U.S. Army effort to honor several of America’s fallen soldiers. Specifically, key officials within the Army Futures Command...Read More
U.S. Army Awards Robotic Research Major DOTC OTA Multi-Year Contract; Valued at up to $9 Million
Valued at up to $9 Million, Contract Expands Work on Autonomous Unmanned Systems Teaming & Collaboration for Counter-WMD and Other Missions (Clarksburg, MD) — The U.S. Army’s Armament Research, Development...Read More
U.S. Army Awards Robotic Research Major Multi-Year Contract; Valued at up to $50 Million
Valued at up to $50 Million, Contract Expands Work on Autonomous Unmanned Systems Teaming & Collaboration (AUSTC) for the Counter-WMD Mission (Clarksburg, MD) — The U.S. Army’s Armament Research, Development...Read More
U.S. Army Awards Robotic Research Major Contract for Autonomy Kits
U.S. Army Awards Robotic Research Major Contract for Autonomy Kits for Ground Resupply Convoy Vehicles Valued at $49.7 Million over Three Years, Contract Solidifies Company’s Industry-Leading Position as Supplier of...Read More
In the News
Improving Access to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) for Mobility Impaired Riders by Using Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Improving Access to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) for Mobility Impaired Riders by Using Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) By Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) /RideKC, Oct 5, 2022 Introduction...Read More
DC Inno Fire Awards: Learn Why These DC-area Firms are on Fire
DC Inno Fire Awards: Learn Why These DC-area Firms are on Fire August 26, 2022, 08:40am EDT In the world of entrepreneurship, we know all the feasible outcomes. A company...Read More
Robotic Research Accelerates Commercial Autonomy Applications
Robotic Research Accelerates Commercial Autonomy Applications From "Inside Autonomous Vehicles," July 12, 2022 A company with military application roots is leveraging two decades of autonomous mobility experience to scale its...Read More
Robotic Research on CBS: U.S. troops test remote-controlled weapons
U.S. troops test remote-controlled weapons
Army Sees Progress with Leader-Follower Vehicle Technology
Army Sees Progress with Leader-Follower Vehicle Technology 1/21/2022 By Yasmin Tadjdeh A convoy of semi-autonomous palletized load system vehicles (Defense Dept. photo) The Army is attempting to leverage robotics...Read More
Robotic Research Announces $228 Million Series A Funding Round to Scale Autonomous Technology Commercially
Robotic Research Announces $228 Million Series A Funding Round to Scale Autonomous Technology Commercially SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Enlightenment Capital-led investment will enable the company’s commercial division, RR.AI, to scale...Read More
These multi-tasking machines can roll across the ground—or fly through the air Meet the Pegasus family of drones.
These multi-tasking machines can roll across the ground—or fly through the air Meet the Pegasus family of drones. Behold the Pegasus! In September last year, the US Army tested...Read More
ABRT: Reducing Congestion, Costs while Improving Safety, Efficiency
ABRT: Reducing Congestion, Costs while Improving Safety, Efficiency Automated Bus Rapid Transit represents an innovation that promises to reduce operating costs while delivering benefits, but support is needed from transit...Read More
Robotic Research: Harnessing AV Potential
Robotic Research: Harnessing AV Potential Robotic Research is leading in AV R&D, from work with the US Army to enabling the first automated BRT line in North America: Gordon Feller...Read More
Pentagon Experiments with Self-Driving Shuttles at San Diego Military Base
Pentagon Experiments with Self-Driving Shuttles at San Diego Military Base nextgov.com Driverless technology provider Robotic Research and Verizon Public Sector on Wednesday confirmed their cooperative involvement in a pilot project...Read More
Pegasus Robots Can Fly and Drive – “Transformer” hybrids claim benefits of ground and air platforms.
Pegasus Robots Can Fly and Drive Insideunmannedsystems.com “Transformer” hybrids claim benefits of ground and air platforms. In Greek myth, the winged steed Pegasus helped the hero Bellerophon ride across the...Read More
New Flyer unveils its automated bus. A cooperation with Robotic Research
New Flyer unveils its automated bus. A cooperation with Robotic Research As seen on Sustainable Bus. New Flyer unveiled its Xcelsior AV automated bus, now in motion at Robotic Research, LLC in...Read More
Shapeshifting Pegasus Drone Both Drives And Flies, Now Has Smart Radio
Shapeshifting Pegasus Drone Both Drives And Flies, Now Has Smart Radio forbes.com Robotic Research, developer of self-driving truck kits for the Army, and Persistent Systems, a manufacturer of high-tech smart...Read More
New Flyer Presents North America’s First Automated Heavy-Duty Transit Bus
New Flyer Presents North America’s First Automated Heavy-Duty Transit Bus InsideEVs.com By: Mark Kane It's all-electric and envisioned for Level 4 autonomous driving. New Flyer unveiled its first automated bus, the Xcelsior AV, developed...Read More
New Flyer unveils automated heavy-duty transit bus The vehicle is a first for North America and was developed with Robotic Research
New Flyer unveils automated heavy-duty transit bus The vehicle is a first for North America and was developed with Robotic Research Mass Transit Magazine North America’s first fully operational heavy-duty...Read More
Self-Driving Tech Heads To Transit With New Flyer’s Autonomous Electric Bus
Self-Driving Tech Heads To Transit With New Flyer’s Autonomous Electric Bus forbes.com Billions of dollars have poured into research and testing by companies like Waymo, GM-backed Cruise, Amazon’s Zoox and...Read More
Army Technology: Robotic Research adds Retrotraverse to AutoDrive-M autonomy kit
Robotic Research has enhanced its AutoDrive-M autonomy platform with Retrotraverse technology, which enables autonomous reversing of vehicles with trailers. The technology was recently demonstrated with three US Army’s Palettized Load...Read More
Defence Blog: Robotic Research demonstrates new unique capabilities of its autonomous vehicles
On Wednesday, Robotic Research LLC announced that it has added Retrotraverse to its AutoDrive-M autonomy kit. This autonomy kit is equipped on the U.S. Army’s Palettized Load System logistics trucks....Read More
Pegasus Family of Autonomous Robotic Systems
Pegasus family of transformable unmanned aerial systems (UAS)/unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) is being offered by Robotic Research. The tactically deployable, autonomous robotic system can operate as a vertical take-off and...Read More
Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team converges efforts during Project Convergence 20
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. – United States Army Futures Command is converging next generation capabilities as a campaign of learning during Project Convergence 20 at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. Aug. 11...Read More
Marines Explore Robots & 5G Networks For Future Wars
WASHINGTON: The Marines have a bold vision for fast-paced future operations – but the current supply system can’t keep up. That’s why Marines at Miramar, Calif. are working with Gaithersburg, Md.-based Robotic Research, which also works...Read More
Robotic Research to begin testing fully autonomous shuttles without onboard attendants
Starting in the second quarter of 2020, Robotic Research LLC will begin testing fully autonomous low-speed shuttles that are totally unmanned. Instead of having the attendants onboard, they will be...Read More
Robotic Research to start testing fully autonomous unmanned shuttles
Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies, will begin testing fully autonomous low-speed shuttles that are totally unmanned in the second quarter of this year. Current...Read More
Robotic Research helps Olli shuttle bring autonomous vehicle programs to two campuses
Robotic Research LLC, a provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to government and commercial customers, announced its team has recently supported the launch of two new international deployments of Olli,...Read More
Olli shuttles students around campus
Olli the autonomous shuttle has been deployed to two university campuses to transport students. The autonomous shuttle manufactured by Local Motors has been driving around the International Training Centre of...Read More
Robotic Research helps Olli Shuttle bring autonomous vehicle programs to campuses in Italy and Saudi Arabia
Robotic Research LLC, a provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to government and commercial customers, announced that its team has recently supported the launch of two new international deployments of...Read More
Robotic Research supports launch of international deployments of Local Motors’ Olli autonomous shuttle
Robotic Research, LLC has announced that its team recently supported the launch of two new international deployments of Local Motors’ Olli autonomous shuttle. Both deployments support campus-based pilot programs, including...Read More
Robotic Research Helps Olli Shuttle Bring Autonomous Vehicle Programs to Campuses in Italy and Saudi Arabia
Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to government and commercial customers, announced today its team has recently supported the launch of two new international deployments...Read More
Robotic Research supports 2 autonomous shuttle deployments
A Maryland firm that makes autonomy and robotic technology was involved with overseas deployments of self-driving shuttles. Read the full article on The Daily Record
Robotic Research unveils Pegasus Mini hybrid UAS/UGV
Robotic Research, a Maryland-based developer of autonomy and robotic technologies catering to commercial and government customers, has taken the opportunity at the CES 2020 exhibition being held in Las Vegas...Read More
Robotic Research To Unveil Pegasus Mini At CES 2020
Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to commercial and federal customers, will be debuting a new football-size transformable drone, the Pegasus Mini, at CES 2020....Read More
Robotic Research to Showcase Small Two-Mode Drone at CES 2020
Robotic Research will exhibit a small, transformable drone at the Consumer Technology Association’s upcoming CES 2020 event. The Pegasus Mini is a downsized version of the Pegasus, a multimodal drone...Read More
U.S. Soldiers will receive boot-mounted electronic personal tracker devices
The U.S. Department of Defense and Robotic Research LLC, announced an agreement worth about $16.5 million for personal tracker device attached to a soldier’s boot. Through this deal the company...Read More
Bootstrapping Location for Army Patrols
Forward-deployed U.S. military personnel will soon benefit from warfighter localization sensor units that provide tracking information in GPS-denied environments in a bootstrap mode. The Army Product Manager Sets, Kits Outfits...Read More
US Army spending $16.5 million for boot-mounted GPS devices to track soldiers
Last week the U.S. Army awarded a $16.5 million contract to the Maryland-based Robotic Research for boot-mounted trackers to help soldiers on foot to keep track of each other in terrain...Read More
US Army Awards $16.5 Million Contract for Boot-Mounted GPS Trackers
Robotic Research LLC, a Maryland-based company providing autonomous and robotic technologies to government agencies, recently confirmed that it was awarded a hefty $16.5 million contract by the US Army to...Read More
Robotic Research wins US Army contract for boot-mounted trackers for soldiers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has awarded a $16.5 million contract to Robotic Research LLC for footwear-mounted trackers for dismounted soldiers to keep track of each others’ whereabouts in GPS-denied...Read More
US Army wants to use a soldier’s FOOTSTEPS to power electronics and let commanders track them while they are on the battlefield
US Army is developing insoles with sensors to power electronic devices The heel pushes down on the insole and hits a miniature rotational mechanism This then turns a small generator...Read More
Robotic Research providing footwear sensors to US Army
The US Army is moving out with plans to outfit soldiers' footwear with sensors designed to monitor their location, even in GPS-denied environments. Robotic Research announced on 19 December that...Read More
How the Army wants to use your boots to generate juice (and keep tabs on you)
Two new footwear advances could help soldiers use their own footsteps to charge devices in the field and enable commanders to track their location. The Army recently awarded a $16.5...Read More
Robotic Research received a $16.5M order to supply tracking tech to the US Army
Based in Clarksburg, Maryland, Robotic Research provides robotic technology for commercial and government autonomous operations. Through this deal the company is offering its tech, called WarLoc, to help better...Read More
Robotic Research Granted Permission to Operate Olli Autonomous Shuttle in Maryland
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Motor Vehicle Administration recently granted autonomy and robotic technologies provider Robotic Research LLC permission to operate Local Motors’ Olli autonomous shuttle between its two...Read More
Robotic Research receives permission to operate autonomous electric shuttle on public roads in Maryland
Robotic Research, a provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to commercial and federal customers, announced it has received permission from the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration to operate...Read More
Self-Driving Shuttle Coming to Montgomery County
A self-driving shuttle has received approval from the Maryland Department of Transportation to operate in Montgomery County. Olli is an autonomous electric shuttle that is driven by Robotic Research’s AutoDrive®...Read More
Montgomery County now has its first self-driving shuttle
CLARKSBURG, Md. (WDVM) — If you’re in Montgomery County, you might see an autonomous shuttle driving around. This makes the first time Maryland’s Department of Transportation approved a self-driving vehicle...Read More
Robotic Research founder says autonomy vendors now have more flexibility
CLARKSBURG, MD -- While the military previously wanted to purchase integrated autonomous vehicles from a single vendor, it's now more willing to work with separate vehicle builders and autonomy vendors,...Read More
Robotic Research to operate autonomous shuttle in Montgomery County
Robotic Research, a provider of robotic technologies to commercial and federal customers, has received permission from the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration to operate Olli, an autonomous electric...Read More
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Robotic Research has been granted a permit to operate an Olli shuttle
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has granted Robotic Research permission to operate Local Motors’ autonomous shuttle Olli in Maryland’s Montgomery County. Based in Clarksburg, Maryland, Robotic Research provides robotic technology...Read More
Robotic Research granted permission from Maryland DOT to operate autonomous shuttle on public roads
Robotic Research, a provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to commercial and federal customers, announced that it has received permission from the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration to operate Olli, an...Read More
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