British Competitors Craft Urban Warfare Capability
Thursday, November 8th, 2007U.K. contest calls on entrants to build the perfect tool to protect British troops.
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Challenge Is On To Find Britain’s Best Technology Innovators
Thursday, November 8th, 2007The Ministry of Defence has officially announced the teams selected to take part in its Grand Challenge, a competition aimed at finding new ideas to counter the threats faced daily by our Armed Forces at home and abroad.
Robots Battle For Military Prize
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007For two weeks during the summer of 2008, an army of autonomous robots will march across the Wiltshire countryside.
MoD Grand Challenge / Team Stellar
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007In February 2007, the Mod announced the Grand Challenge: to design an autonomous system to detect, identify and locate a range of threats in an urban environment. Stellar Research Services recognised that a bespoke consortium was required and spent 2 months putting together a unique and effective team, Team Stellar. Stellar Director Julia Richardson led the proposal preparation phase and the proposal for SATURN (Sensing and Tactical Urban Reconnaissance Network) was delivered to the MoD in early May 2007. Out of 23 proposals, 6 were fully funded – Team Stellar was one of them. The project, managed by Stellar Research Services, is now underway.