2023-01-01
U.S. Army Opts for Sarcos Defense’s Robotic Arm
Sarcos Defense, a subsidiary of Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation (Sarcos), a company involved in the design, development, and manufacture of advanced robotic systems, recently announced it had been awarded a US$1 m contract by the Army Applications Laboratory, U.S. Army Futures Command for the testing of a robotic solution developed for ammunition handling and manoeuvring.
The Sarcos robotic ammunition handling solution leverages a dexterous robotic arm that was designed to be integrated into the U.S. Army’s fleet of Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems, specifically the Extended Range Cannon Artillery system. The company will extensively test this robotic system to ensure it meets requirements for Army use, including shock and vibration absorption and withstanding extreme temperatures, humidity, and sand and dust incursion.
The robotic system was designed to address fatigue and injuries among soldiers caused by the prolonged lifting and placing of 100-pound rounds of ammunition from a rack to the cannon loader.
Reeg Allen, vice president of business development, Sarcos, said: “Our goal with the development of this robotic ammunition is to help the Army successfully accomplish their missions with lower rates of injury by having a robot lift and place the heavy ammunition rounds”.
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