Robotics

OTO Melara is focussing its research & development activities, concerning robotics, on designing an original “robotic system” able to perform routinely surveillance and patrolling tactical operations. In fact, automating such a task can contribute noticeably to information control, allowing Command to acquire and maintain a significant advantage in the operations development.

OTO Melara is proud to offer a family of highly mobile robotic vehicles, both tracked and wheeled, which offer excellent performance in terms of their load capacity, speed, precision, and controllability. The UGVs, which are constructed around a precise modular architecture, can take on board a range of actuators and sensors which make the vehicles capable of the efficient undertaking of different missions. The family consists of a complete series of robotic platforms starting to the smallest 3 kg 4 wheels TRP 3 – Frog to the biggest 200 kg 6 x 6 PRAETOR passing through the EOD specialized TRP 1β, the mines-detector light tracked dual-use platform both TRP 2 in military version and TRP 7 – HS supporting the Home Land Security Forces. The aerial team highlights IBIS, a rotating wings 10 KG class platform, and the Multipurpose Robot “HORUS”,  rapidly deployable, low cost and consequently “spendable”, able to provide directly, effectively and continuously a real time video streaming regarding the area of tactical interest, performing functions of patrolling, scouting and target acquisition.

The Control Ground Station, which is unique for all the vehicles, derives directly from OTO Melara’s lengthy experience in the field of the remote control and ruggedisation of arms systems.