Great news for French robotics industry. Nexter Systems has announced it January 15, the creation of Nexter Robotics , a subsidiary 100% owned by the French group land armament. Nexter is an industrial group owned by the French state. It aims to respond to the need expressed by the French armies and international, small robots, assigned tasks including reconnaissance and anti-IED (Improvised Explosive Devices).
Nexter said its robots will also have applications to the services of the civil security . The robots are also designed to be a natural extension of vehicles, including military (remote vision, action at a distance on a suspicious object, etc..), And thus leverage their inherent capabilities.
For now Nexter Robotics has only 3 engineers based in the local Satory. Promising but the subsidiary account well expand its ranks. This "ambitious project has been a very thorough market research," says the press release and expects' big chance of success. "
Nexter Systems is not his first attempt in robots. He has developed a prototype robot recognition,NERVA LG , presented at the last show of defense land Eurosatory 2012 .
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