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iRobot at KASOTC Warrior Competition
Amman Jordan 2011
David E. Tashji - Director
United States Central Command AOR
The Tower Run Twenty three special forces teams from Afghanistan to Tanzania competed in the grueling five-day Warrior
competition across numerous team and individual events. The Tower Run (pictured above) combined
endurance running, precision marksmanship and rappelling to test team planning, strength and endurance.
Pre-Flight Inspection 320 SUGV and 510 Packbot unmanned ground vehicles use their sensors and cameras to inspect and detect
the presence of explosives in the wheel wells, engines and under fuselage locations of the KASOTC Air Bus
Wide Body Jetliner.
CT Par Course This five man team event combined entry breaching, obstacle course negotiating and target shooting. Pictured
are soldiers at the halfway point in the obstacle portion working as a team to scale a stepped wall with full kit
including weapons and body armor.
Yes They Do That Too United States Marine Corps 13th MEU BLT 1/1 “Red Death” soldiers take a break from the competition to
spend some time with the robots at the KASOTC Pro Shop.
The Rifle Run Soldiers of the elite Austria Cobra team sprint for their sniper rifles during the rifle run – an event that
combines running a 1,000 meter marathon in full body armor, and then making precision shots. The Cobras
beat all 22 other teams and took home the top prize for the rifle run in an amazing display of endurance and
breath control.
Robots On Point 510 Packbot and 310 SUGV robots strike a pose while using on-board cameras with optical zooming to allow
the iRobot teams to watch the competitive events from a safe standoff distance (also in the shade).
Congratulations to all the winners!
Afghanistan National Army Special Operations Command
Australia 2nd Commando Regiment
Austria MOI – EKO Cobra
Brunei Special Forces Regiment
Iraq Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Force
Jordan General Intelligence Directorate
Jordan Public Gendarmerie Unit 14
Jordan Royal Guards – HM Private Security Group
Jordan Khaled Bin Al-Waleed Battalion 15
Jordan Military Security Directorate
Jordan Special Forces Group 101
Jordan 71st Counter Terrorism Battalion
Jordan Special Mission Team
Jordan Public Security Directorate – VIP Protection Unit
Lebanon MOI – Black Panthers
Lebanon Armed Forces Team 1
Lebanon Armed Forces Team 2
Saudi Arabia Army Special Forces
Tanzania Unit 92
USA Marine Corps 13th MEU BLT 1/1 “Red Death”
USA/Jordan Joint Team (US Army 5th SFG & Jordan SFG 101
USA/Jordan Joint Team (US Army 5th SFG & Jordan SFG 101
iRobot in Beirut Lebanon – August 2011
David E. Tashji – Director
United States Central Command AOR
Take Out Pizza 510 PackBot moves into position with a 20mm disruptor tethered to a switch at the stand off position operated
by the EOD Team. The single serve pepperoni pizza is a actually a bomb which was completely destroyed.
Explosive Vapor After bashing through a car window, the 510 PackBot uses it’s side mounted explosive trace detector to
search for explosives. Heat and time had allowed enough vapor pressure to build up inside the vehicle for the
sensor to trip a detection audio alarm to the EOD team (without any swab testing). Aware 2 Software and the
FLIR FIDO XT system are integrated and offer the OCU operator detection warnings and on-screen data.
Stick Time 310 SUGV Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles are operated by soldiers of the Lebanese Armed Forces
Engineers. The soldier at center receives instruction from iRobot Engineer Jesse while the soldier at left is
already off operating a robot using the heads up display glasses and game style controller. The Soldiers
remarked how quickly they were able to perform robot tasks with the familiar man-machine interface design.
X Marks The Spot 510 PackBot delivers X-ray inspection equipment with precise placement on both sides of a suspected IED
(blue box at center). After X-rays showed location of the battery, a second 510 PackBot was deployed fitted
with a recoilless disruptor with laser rangefinder to target and destroy the battery within the box. The
X-Ray system was supplied and operated by the LAF Engineers working in cooperation with iRobot Teams.
Homework? LAF Engineers receive their detailed evaluation sheets that are then completed by all who observed and
participated in the crisis missions presented to the iRobot EOD team to complete successfully. These
evaluation reports from the engineers provide important data to support acquisition methodologies.
Shukran - Thank You
iRobot in Arab Republic of Egypt
Cairo Egypt
David E. Tashji - Director
United States Central Command AOR
Multi-Mission Mayhem 510 PackBot Applications Engineer Warren Peters is assaulted by the “Roboteratzi”, 61 attendees seeking to
understand the seemingly endless array of mission specific accessories the iRobot team set up for display.
Have A Blast The 510 Packbot was fitted with a Civil Defense Authority supplied Proparms 20 mm recoilless disruptor using
the mount the team brought from Boston resulting from successful pre-planning and coordination with Sherif
and his team at EGMCO.
Look What I Can Do . . . The 710 Warrior shows his friends pictured at left how to lift large irregular objects at full extension.
Outta Here 710 Warrior pulls a VBIED laden Jeep Liberty with a tow cable after explosive materials were detected by the
510 PackBot with FIDO sensor.
iRobot in The State of Kuwait
December 2011
David E. Tashji - Director
United States Central Command AOR
Kul She Tamam The Kuwait Fire Service Directorate teams up with the 710 Warrior robot to demonstrate the safe rescue of
disabled persons from hazardous sites. The robot operator is capable of locating the victim with infrared
camera vision, communicating by listening and speaking instructions, and then towing the victim to safety.
This mission capability is also valuable for extracting battlefield casualties for delivery to the aide station.
Where Do You Want It? A 155 millimeter unexploded ordnance (UXO) is grasped by the 710 Warrior arm for safe removal from critical
infrastructure . The 200 kilo robot is capable of lifting 100 kilo objects with no loss of mobility profile.
Robot Invasion Applications Engineer Seth Gilbertson discusses the fleet of Robots available for many missions at the MoI
Special Forces Explosive Department Compound. From Left to right; 510 PackBot, 710 Warrior, 110 FirstLook,
510 PackBot & 310 SUGV.
Armed & Ready Explosive handling specialists rig the 310 SUGV robot with an electrical initiation water disruptor in
preparation for destroying an improvised explosive device - IED (see report cover). The disruptor mount
features a dual laser aiming system allowing the robot operator to perform a very high precision explosive
triggered water shot.
iRobot in United Arab Emirates – September 2011
David E. Tashji - Director
United States Central Command AOR
We Can Fix It Together The 510 PackBot 3-link arm moves into position to grasp an 81mm UXO while at the same time the 310
SUGV just beyond approaches an expended 40mm grenade launcher round. Other battlefield debris and
improvised explosives are visible such as the road side bomb created from a fire extinguisher (extreme right).
Who’s Watching Who? Soldiers and security forces of the United Arab Emirates receive real-time Aware2 robot controller software
orientation from applications engineer Warren Peters. Through the use of the pre-set poses feature, semi-
autonomous robot behaviors were shown that reduce operator work load and provide a 90% solution to many
common robot tasks such as looking under vehicles and pre-positioning to grasp objects.
I Dig You Using the tool bar mounted on the 510 PackBot front flippers to probe the sand, an insurgent command wire
(pictured at right center) was discovered and unearthed. This led the robot directly to an enormous pipe bomb
that was buried in the ground. Shown here, the finger grippers located on the robot arm are used to grasp and
remove the heavy improvised explosive device (IED).
Turn Up The Heat To provide relief from the scorching heat and humidity, a gigantic tent was erected to provide a more
comfortable environment for military and security forces. Meanwhile multiple 310 SUGV and 510 PackBot
robots demonstrate their capability by performing the dangerous and dirty work of maneuvering in soft sand
and retrieving objects from the battlefield.
Shukran - Thank You!