Robot Allows Safe Recon in Hot Areas
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Edited by Robert H. Williams
A
new robotic vehicle—called Avant Guard—just entered
an increasingly crowded market for systems that can conduct surveillance
and reconnaissance duties in risky urban battlefields. Built by
Elbit Systems Ltd., of Haifa, Israel, it also can be soldier driven.
A sensory perception package for identification and avoidance of
fixed and moving obstacles comprises the heart of this vehicle.
It can be mission plotted. Ground station operators can alter missions
in mid-course.
The robot may be equipped with a variety of packages—electro
optical sensors, communication relay gear, jamming devices and weapon
systems—depending on the task at hand.