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crunchgear.com - 5/20/2009
Tiny “Ember” military robot navigates curbs with ease
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This excellent little critterbot is far smaller than the other robots in use by the military, and is being considered as a way to scout possibly-hostile buildings and areas. I was skeptical of its usability until I saw its little flippers come out and get it up that curb. It looks ...
iRobot's military Ember bots are tiny treaded hotspots
engadget.com - 5/19/2009
iRobot's military Ember bots are tiny treaded hotspots
— engadget.com — Remember the LANDroids initiative, which resulted in iRobot scoring a $2.5 million contract to create tiny, miniaturized... bots that could crawl through battlefields and your nightmares? The company is showing off the early fruits of that contract, ... (more) iRobot's military Ember bots are tiny treaded hotspots

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iRobot: Para conocer territorios enemigos
Gizmología — ... Este pequeño robot, llamado iRobot, fue creado con fines militares para la exploración de territorios hostiles. Una creación verdaderamente interesante y camuflada para poder conocer lugares enemigos. ...

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iRobot's Tiny Ember Robots Scout Terrains in Swarms [Robots] — Gizmodo
A tiny version of iRobot's Packbot reconnaissance machine, the Ember, was made to scout hostile environments in swarms, compiling feedback from multiple machines instead of risking a single, bigger robot for the mission. The Embers, which are around the size of a paperback book, are said to ...
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Like a tiny version of the Packbot, the Ember is a prototype battlefield robot that iRobot hopes will someday be nigh-on disposable. [via Danger Room ]