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Aircraftman Max Tesoriero (centre) and project manager Sub Lieutenant Ben Jackson (far left) with senior Navy personnel and the uncrewed surface vessel, Lexcen, which he assisted in developing. Story by Flying Officer Jamie Wallace. Photo by Petty Officer Nina Fogliani.

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Uncrewed surface vessel launched

09/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1239 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus, Robotics, Unscrewed Surface Vessel (USV)

He may be in the Air Force, but Aircraftman Max Tesoriero has always had a keen interest in designing and

Lieutenant Colonel Adam Hepworth (left) and Colonel Robin Smith (second from right) meet with French Army Lieutenant Colonel Matthias Leroy, supported by the Australian Army Liaison Officer to the French Army, Lieutenant Colonel Dean Kachab (right). Story by Emma Kennedy. Photo by Eloïse Marreau.

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Aussies visit French robot testers

29/06/202303/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2456 Views 0 Comments France, Robotics

Australian Army personnel strengthened ties with the French Army during a visit to the Robotic Experimentation Platoon at the Centre

An automatic resupply mechanical handling system is demonstrated at the Army Robotics Expo in Adelaide. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.

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Army Robotics Expo – where big ideas are born

26/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1606 Views 0 Comments Robotics, UAV

Self-driving vehicles, drones and autonomous ammo loaders were on display at the Army Robotic Expo in Adelaide on August 11.

Multinational training participants prepare to launch a REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) as a part of an AUV and unmanned underwater vehicles search and calibration training event conducted during RIMPAC 2022. Photo by Seaman Victoria Danser.

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Mining for information at RIMPAC

22/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1778 Views 0 Comments Explosive Ordnance Disposal, RIMPAC, RNZN, Robotics

Partner nation teams are using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to assist explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) dive teams by searching for

The James Cook University team work on their autonomous vehicle for the RobotX competition in November. Story by Edwina Callus. Photo Supplied.

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Robotics showdown heading to Sydney

02/07/202210/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2013 Views 0 Comments DST, Robotics, RobotX

Aspiring robotics specialists from around the world will converge on Sydney later this year to take part in the 2022

Sergeant Rana Chandan operates a Ghost Robotics quadruped robot using a novel brain-computer interface during a demonstration at Majura training area. Story and photo by Sergeant Matt Bickerton.

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Brain waves control robot dog’s moves

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2443 Views 0 Comments 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers, 5th Combat Service Support Battalion, DSTG, Ghost Robotics quadruped robot, Robotics

While biological dogs respond to voice commands “sit”, “fetch” and “stay”, robotic dogs might soon take instruction via a person’s

Anduril has partnered with Defence to design and develop extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles. Story by Edwina Callus. Photo from Anduril.

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Partnership to develop stealthy capability

03/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2749 Views 0 Comments Robotics

Defence has partnered with global tech company Anduril to design and develop extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles (XLAUVs). CAPTION: Anduril has partnered with