Story by Brad Rhen | Joint Force Headquarters - Pennsylvania National Guard | 11.10.2022
Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers received training on a new robotic system that allows them to remotely investigate potential hazards Nov. 8 and 9 at Fort Indiantown Gap....
Story by Samuel King Jr. | 96th Test Wing | 11.09.2022
The 96th Medical Group's new DaVinci Robotics System assisted the team in a successful hernia repair operation.
Story by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 09.15.2022
The 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal section hosted an EOD skills challenge September 5-9, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Three teams of two were presented with various challenges to test their abilities as EOD technicians....
Story by Samuel King Jr. | 96th Test Wing | 09.08.2022
The 96th Test Wing’s explosive ordnance disposal flight recently received the newest EOD robotic system and began training with the equipment last week....
Story by Airman 1st Class Melody Bordeaux | 59th Medical Wing | 11.16.2021
Throughout the Air Force, teams referred to as Spark Cells serve as a hub for innovation. The 59th Training Group’s Alamo Spark Cell is a collaborative team that focuses on improving training at the Medical Education and Training Campus....
Story by Dan Heaton | Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross-Functional Team (NGCV CFT) | 10.17.2021
In an historic first, U.S. Army Soldiers integrated a Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) surrogate into the opposing force during a recent rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, in September. This event enabled the Army to gain valuable insight in how best to utilize robotic vehicles in combat and furthered its ongoing Campaign of Learning around RCV development....
Story by Michel Sauret | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 09.24.2021
The Pittsburgh District's newest ROV, the VideoRay PRO 5, is equipped with a high-definition video and photo camera, a multibeam sonar, a claw that can rotate and grab objects, two powerful LED lights, and propelled thrusters that are twice as powerful as the previous version, allowing it to pilot through stronger currents....
Story by Michelle Patten | U.S. Naval Research Laboratory | 09.15.2021
Richard Espinola, Ph.D., an electronics engineer at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C., spends his spare time mentoring a local FIRST® Lego® League (FLL) team....
