AUVSI: ODF EyeDrive Surveillance Robot Includes Accessories, Matching Vest

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Wednesday, 19 of August , 2009 at 3:24 am

EyeDrive is a portable, tossable surveillance robot that distinguishes itself with cameras on all four sides that allow it to send back a streaming 360 degree video (and audio) panorama of its surroundings. It’s also got a fifth camera in the front that pans and zooms in the vertical plane… All of this stuffed into a robot about the size of a large hardcover book. It can carry its own weight in payload, drives upside-down, sees in the dark, and has a point ‘n click drive interface. Plus, it comes with a nifty custom vest, with a pocket for the robot in the back and all of its gear in the front:

In addition to the carrying vest, you get a protective throwing case that you can put the robot in before you chuck it through (say) a second floor window, removable treads, and any number of modular payloads including additional cameras, armaments, and little round robotic eyeball that also serves as a range extender for the robot (more on that later). The video we’ve got of the EyeDrive is a little bit long, but it’s worth the watch, ’cause there’s a weapons integration test (with an explosion, yay!) starting at around 4:00.

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