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FOSTER MILLER TALON OPERATIONS
Bryan Mason Professor Fang MIS 304
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What is FOSTER MILLER?

• Foster-Miller, Inc., is a technology and product
  development company with an international
  reputation for delivering and supporting
  innovative products and systems that perform
  under the most demanding conditions.

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Products Services

• Family of Military Robots
• Dragon Runner (15 to 50 lb)
• TALON (80 to180 lb)
• MAARS (300 to 400 lb)
• TAGS-CX (5,000 to 6,000 lb)

• TALON Ground Robotics includes four families of
  Robots
• Easily distinguished by size small, medium,
  large and extra large
• All controlled with one new Digital Control Unit
  (DCU)

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How are TALON robots different from other robots
on the market?
Man-portable -- easily transported. Rugged --
TALON robots are built to last. Fast -- TALON is
the fastest robot on the market. High payload
capacity -- Long-term system versatility
optimizes investment. Mobile -- Climbs stairs,
negotiates rock piles, plows through
snow. Intuitive -- Easiest robot to operate
joystick controls quad screen display. Outstandin
g situational awareness -- Can hold up to four
color cameras. Withstands repeated
decontamination Can withstand many
decontaminations. Long battery life -- Has the
longest battery life of all man-portable
robots. Best service history -- Easy to maintain
and sustain.
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Soldier Universal Robot Controller Software
Handheld Version of SURC
SURC User Interface
Software program SURC enables the following
capabilities Seamless integration between
operators and multiple unmanned assets
Automatic discovery of available unmanned assets
in the network and their capabilities Command
and control using MIL-STD symbology and mission
creation lexicon User-replaceable software
modules to add additional tactical, user
interface, control capabilities. OCU/Robot
Communications Wireless Options Digital
data/analog video (standard), 500 to 800m line of
sight (LOS) digital video (optional) High gain
antenna (optional) extends range to 1200m
LOS Fiber Optics Buffered cable 300m
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Dragon Runner (15 to 50 lb)

• Originally developed for the U.S. Marines
• Weighs 14 lb and measures 12.2 x 16.6 x 6 in
• Gives users the ability to see around corners
• Can add treads, flippers, cameras, sensors,
  and/or arms
• Can be used for under vehicle inspections, to
  climb buildings, etc.

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TALON (80 to180 lb)

• Controlled through a two-way radio or fiber optic
  line
• OCU (Operator Control Unit) can be portable or
  wearable
• One of the fastest robots, easily keeps pace with
  a running soldier
• Can travel through sand, water, and snow (up to
  100 feet deep) as well as climb stairs
• Transmits in color, black/white, infrared, and/or
  night vision to its operator up to 1,000 m

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MAARS (300 to 400 lb)
(Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System)

• Uses the more powerful M240B medium machine gun
• MAARS is a ROV (remotely operated vehicle)
• Significant improvements in command and control,
  situational awareness, maneuverability, mobility,
  and safety, compared to its predecessor
• MAARS is not autonomous

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TAGS-CX (5,000 to 6,000 lb)
(Tactical Amphibious Ground Support System -
Common eXperimental)

• The overall TAGS-CX concept is to have one
  general purpose
• TAGS-CX can be easily configured for a number of
  different missions
• Capability not provided by any currently
  available unmanned ground system

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Where have TALON Robots been used?

• TALON robots have been in continuous, active
  military service since 2000
• Used in Bosnia for the safe movement and
  disposal of live grenades
• Only American-made robots successfully used at
  Ground Zero in search and recovery
• First military robots taken into Afghanistan
  during action against the Taliban
• Were on the ground in Kuwait when coalition
  forces massed in 2003
• Have been in Iraq since performing EOD/IED
  (improvised explosive device) missions

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COST
SWORDS (talon family) cost approx. 230,000
Train a US soldier (Armor or Cavalry) cost
approx. 100,000 to 200,000.
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Foster-Miller are currently at work on a "Game
Boy" style controller with virtual-reality
goggles for future operators
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Robots Run Amok? The thought of robots
motoring around with deadly weapon systems
mounted on them is disturbing to many people.
Could a robot go berserk and start shooting at
people indiscriminately? Military officials
and robot designers say this is almost
impossible. The robots don't operate autonomously
very often, relying on remote human operators
most of the time. Even if a robot with a gun were
allowed to operate on its own, and it did go out
of control, the push of a button on the control
unit is all that would be needed to reboot the
robot to safe mode. Video http//www.foster-mil
ler.com/images/Videos/Padlock.wmv
http//www.foster-miller.com/images/Videos/live2
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QUESTIONS?? (technical site)
http//www.foster-miller.com/literature/documents/
TALON-Brochure.pdftalon_brochure
Sources Cited-
Wikipedia.org Foster-Miller.com HowstuffWorks.com