Transcript Update for CTO Marathon Robotics

“Improving
Moving
Marksmanship”
Marathon Robotics
April 12, 2010
What Requirement are we Addressing?
Improving Moving Marksmanship
“Hitting a target going
10 mph is very hard “
Collateral Benefits:
• Enhanced hostage
simulation training
• Improving ‘escalation of
force’ decision-making
Recently selected for ~$2 M
FCT [Foreign
Comparative Test]
Developed in Conjunction with
Australian Defense Forces
• Deployed
in 2008 on
sniper
range –
Western
Australia
Two years of feedback from ADF
• Improves
moving
marksmanship
• Training more
realistic and
unpredictable
Autonomous Robots Networked for Live-Fire Training
[ARNLT]
The Current ARNLT project
• Selected by Orlando
MARCORSYSCOM for
testing this year
• Final negotiations in
Sydney this week
• Potential for others to
obtain robots through a
follow-on contract
Next 60 Days:
ARNLT:
Exhibitions and demonstrations
• SOFEX: Amman May 10-13
• ITEC: London May 18-20
• EUROSATORY: Paris June
14-18
The Next Step:
Off-road ARNLT
• Unpaved ranges
• Ranges with rolling
terrain
• Faster speed
Summary
• Goal: Improve Moving Marksmanship
& Enhance Training Realism
• Possibly the first autonomous ground robots
deployed by US DoD
• Contract with MARCORSYSCOM under DOD
FCT Program in final negotiations
• If tests successful, robots could be available to
other agencies
• Marathon wishes to learn of SOCOM user
requirements & support innovative applications