Automatika is a robotics and automation firm based in
O'Hara Township
O'Hara Township is a township with home rule statusPennsylvania Codebr>Title 302, Section 21.1-101 ''et seq.'' in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, six miles northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh. The community was long organized as a to ...
,
Pennsylvania,
United States,
North America
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.
History
Automatika was started by two
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...
graduates in 1995.
In April 2007, the company was acquired by
QinetiQ North America, which has remained its current owner.
Products
Automatika builds robots for defense, energy, and hazardous activity support. Automatika makes an urban combat and defense robot called the
Dragon Runner
Dragon Runner is a military robot built for urban combat. At 20 pounds (9 kg) it is light enough to be carried and thrown. The original project was funded by the United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory in conjunction with Carnegie ...
.
See also
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Military robot
References
External links
QinetiQ North America WebsiteLegacy Automatika Website
Robotics companies of the United States
Technology companies established in 1995
1995 establishments in Pennsylvania
Companies based in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Qinetiq
2007 mergers and acquisitions
American subsidiaries of foreign companies
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