Comments on: US Army Rejects iRobot In Favor of Cheaper Rival http://www.robotshop.com/gorobotics/the-news/military/us-army-rejects-irobot-in-favor-of-cheaper-rival How to Make a Robot | Robotics Projects & News Fri, 25 May 2012 16:12:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: William http://www.robotshop.com/gorobotics/the-news/military/us-army-rejects-irobot-in-favor-of-cheaper-rival/comment-page-1#comment-66 William Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:16:47 +0000 http://www.robotshop.com/gorobotics/wordpress/?p=77#comment-66 I don't know that the RFP specifically listed a weight limit. As per the PackBot with EOD specs, the total, fully loaded, weight is 53lbs. See [URL=http://irobot.com/filelibrary/GIspecsheets/iRobot_PackBot_EOD.pdf]the specs here.[/URL] I don’t know that the RFP specifically listed a weight limit. As per the PackBot with EOD specs, the total, fully loaded, weight is 53lbs. See [URL=http://irobot.com/filelibrary/GIspecsheets/iRobot_PackBot_EOD.pdf]the specs here.[/URL]

]]> By: Amused http://www.robotshop.com/gorobotics/the-news/military/us-army-rejects-irobot-in-favor-of-cheaper-rival/comment-page-1#comment-67 Amused Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:16:47 +0000 http://www.robotshop.com/gorobotics/wordpress/?p=77#comment-67 iRobot could not have offered it's PackBot for the contract because every single PackBot platform with the EOD kit/ARM is over 50 lbs. iRobot could not have offered it’s PackBot for the contract because every single PackBot platform with the EOD kit/ARM is over 50 lbs.

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