The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division has awarded iRobot Corp. with a $3 million order for iRobot PackBot EOD robots. The Burlington, Mass.-based company is a provider of robots for performing dull, dirty or dangerous tasks.
The initial order is for 22 bomb-disposal robots, plus spare parts and repair services. The robots will be used to train U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The contract – granted by the procurement office of the Naval Air Systems Command on behalf of the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. – permits orders of up to $64.3 million in robots, spare parts, training and repair services.
iRobot has already delivered more than 500 PackBot robots to military and civilian customers worldwide; in Iraq and Afghanistan, they have performed tens of thousands of missions and are credited with saving soldiers’ lives.
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