RE2 Robotics Signs $3.3 Million Contract for RADR Program
RE2 Robotics has announced that it has signed a three-year $3.3 million subcontract with a division of Applied Research Associates Inc. located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. RE2 will provide mobile manipulation and ground robotics expertise for the Air Force’s Rapid Airfield Damage Repair program.
“It is highly likely if an airfield is attacked that unexploded ordnance, debris, and extensive damage would need to be assessed and mitigated before steps could be taken to repair the site,” says Jorgen Pedersen, president and CEO of RE2 Robotics. “The primary goal of the RADR program is to keep humans out of harm’s way by rapidly and remotely assessing, mitigating and repairing airfield damage with mobile ground robotic systems. This is where we come in and provide out robotics expertise.”
RE2 plans to work closely with ARA and the Air Force to identify reach, lift, weight and dexterity requirements for RADR-specific manipulator arms. RE2 will utilize existing technology, such as the company’s DM4-A2 mobile manipulator and ForeRunner high-speed ground robotic platform, for demonstration and requirements generation purposes. RE2 will ultimately develop a mobile manipulator arm that will meet the needs of the RADR mission.
