Unmanned vehicles

The 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge was held in the Mojave Desert region of the United States, along a 150-mile route that follows along the path of Interstate 15 from just before Barstow, California to just past the California- Nevada border in Primm. ...more on Wikipedia about "2004 DARPA Grand Challenge"

The 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, a race between autonomous robots, was held on October 8th and 9th 2005 in the Mojave Desert along a route of 132.2 miles. The race was a follow-up to the DARPA Grand Challenge held in 2004. DARPA promised a $2 million prize for the builders of the robot that completed the course fastest (if under ten hours). This prize was double that of the 2004 Grand Challenge, which no vehicle completed. ...more on Wikipedia about "2005 DARPA Grand Challenge"

An aerobot is an aerial robot, usually used in the context of an unmanned space probe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aerobot"

Autonomous robots are robots which can perform desired tasks in unstructured environments without continuous human guidance. Many kinds of robots are autonomous to some degree. Different robots can be autonomous in different ways. A high degree of autonomy is particularly desirable in fields such as space exploration, where communication and delays and interruptions are unavoidable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Autonomous robot"

An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) is a robot which travels ...more on Wikipedia about "Autonomous Underwater Vehicle"

An autopilot is a mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being. Most people understand an autopilot to refer specifically to aircraft, but autopilots for boats and ships are called by the same name and serve the same purpose. ...more on Wikipedia about "Autopilot"

The Hasbro/Wowwee B.I.O. Bugs are a series of battery-powered autonomous/ remote controlled robot bugs based heavily on the designs of Mark Tilden. They are substantial beasts, measuring 25 cm x 29 cm (9.8 in x 11.4 in) excluding sensors and weighing 492 g (1.08 lb) in the case of the RQ-1 Predator bug. ...more on Wikipedia about "B.I.O. Bug"

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A ballistic missile is a missile that follows a prescribed course that cannot be signifigantly altered after the missile has burned its fuel (i.e. its course is governed by the laws of ballistics). In order to cover large distances, ballistic missiles are usually launched very high into the air or in space, in a sub-orbital spaceflight; for intercontinental missiles the altitude halfway is ca. 1200 km. When in space and no more thrust is provided, the missiles are in freefall. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ballistic missile"

A Control Car Remote Control Locomotive (CCRCL) is an old diesel locomotive with the traction motors and fuel tank removed, cab windows plated over, and remote control equipment installed. It is coupled to a locomotive (or a consist of locomotives) which lack remote control equipment; it is set to be the lead locomotive in command of the others, controlling them through their multiple unit control connections. ...more on Wikipedia about "Control Car Remote Control Locomotive"

A cruise missile is a guided missile which uses a lifting wing and most often a jet propulsion system to allow sustained flight. Cruise missiles are, in essence, unmanned aircraft. They are generally designed to carry a large conventional or nuclear warhead many hundreds of miles with excellent accuracy. Modern cruise missiles normally travel at high subsonic speeds, are self-navigating, and fly low in order to avoid radar detection. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cruise missile"

The DARPA Grand Challenge is a United States government-sponsored competition that aims to create the first fully autonomous vehicles capable of competing on an under-300 mile, off-road course in the Mojave Desert in the Southwest United States. This annual challenge took place for the first time on March 13, 2004 and was sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense. ...more on Wikipedia about "DARPA Grand Challenge"

The E-flite™ Blade™ CP is an extremely popular RTF 300-class electric micro-R/C helicopter designed and marketed by E-flite, a division of Horizon Hobby of Champaign, Illinois, USA. Introduced in 2005, it comes complete with everything necessary for operation except for eight AA alkaline or nickel cadmium batteries for the transmitter. ...more on Wikipedia about "E-flite Blade CP"

The European Land-Robot Trial (ELROB) is the first European robot trial providing an opportunity to demonstrate today’s state-of-the-art robotics. Two scenarios, focussing on both mobility and RSTA (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target acquisition), allow participating teams to demonstrate their technical realisations of unmanned ground vehicles. Both commercial and academic applicants from European countries are allowed to participate in the trial. This year the biannual event is organized by the German Federal Armed Forces ( Bundeswehr). It takes place in the infantry training camp in Hammelburg, Germany, 15th-17th of May 2006. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Land-Robot Trial (ELROB)"

A flying bomb is a small aircraft carrying a large explosive warhead. In contrast to a bomber aircraft, which is intended to release bombs and then return to its base for re-use, a flying bomb crashes into its target and is therefore itself destroyed in its attack. Flying bombs may be powered or unpowered, piloted or unpiloted, although unpowered flying bombs such as the German Hagelkorn ("Hailstone") and Fritz X designed during World War II are usually referred to as glide bombs. Flying bombs differ from missiles in that a flying bomb is equipped with wings to provide lift over a long distance, where missiles are launched on ballistic trajectories and do not rely on lift to reach their targets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flying bomb"

The Foster-Miller TALON™ robot is a small remote control tracked vehicle used primarily by the U.S. Army for explosive ordinance disposal. It is currently being used in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. There is some experimentation with weaponizing this robot. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foster-Miller TALON"

A guidance system is a device or group of devices used to navigate a ship, aircraft, missile, rocket, satellite, or other craft. Typically this refers to a system that navigates without direct or continuous human control. Systems that are intended to have a high degree of human interaction are usually referred to as a navigational system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guidance system"

Kat-5 is an autonomous vehicle created by Team Gray , an organization comprised of employees from The Gray Insurance Company and students from Tulane University's School of Engineering , for the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kat-5 (vehicle)"

A lifting bag is an item of diving equipment consisting of a robust and air-tight bag with strops, which is used to lift heavy objects underwater by means of the bag's buoyancy. The heavy object can either be moved horizontally underwater by the diver or sent unaccompanied to the surface. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lifting bag"

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission (since 2003) is an unmanned Mars exploration mission that includes sending two Rovers ( robots) to explore the Martian surface and geology. The mission was led by Project Manager Peter Theisinger of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Principal Investigator Steven Squyres, professor of astronomy at Cornell University. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mars Exploration Rover"

Military robots are autonomous or remote-controlled devices designed for military applications. ...more on Wikipedia about "Military robot"

The mobile submarine simulator (MOSS) is a sonar decoy used by submarines of the United States Navy. It is a 21-inch torpedo, without an explosive warhead, but ...more on Wikipedia about "Mobile submarine simulator"

The Nomad rover is an unmanned vehicle designed as a test for such a vehicle to ride on other planets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nomad rover"

Packbot is a series of robots by iRobot. Packbot EOD can be controlled by radio or wired control to avoid accidentally detonating any radio controlled devices. Packbot scout has five payload bays to enable it to be expanded and can be dropped from two metres on to concrete, which causes deceleration of over 400 Gs. Packbot explorer has a camera head equipped with multiple cameras, laser pointers, audio and other sensors. ...more on Wikipedia about "PackBot"

Radio control is the use of radio signals to remotely control another device. The term is used frequently to refer to the control of model cars, boats, airplanes, and helicopters from a user-held control box (radio.) Industrial, military and scientific research all make use of radio-controlled vehicles as well. ...more on Wikipedia about "Radio control"

Radio-controlled airplanes (also called RC airplanes) are small airplanes that can be controlled remotely. They use radio control with a hand-held transmitter and a receiver within the craft. The receiver controls the corresponding servomechanisms that move the control surfaces based on the position of joysticks on the transmitter, which in turn maneuvers the plane. ...more on Wikipedia about "Radio-controlled airplane"

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