AUVSI 2016: Endeavor Robotics to continue with current UGV lineup
Attending Xponential for the first time since the formation of Endeavor Robotics, company officials say they will concentrate on marketing their existing lineup of UGVs until demand for new designs and platforms emerge.
Around 6,000 UGVs have been delivered to customers from 42 countries around the world, with the company (then operating as iRobot) making $55 million in 2015. The new company had formally been the Defense and Security Business Unit at iRobot.
Speaking to Shephard Sean Bielat, CEO of Endeavor Robotics, said that it was difficult to determine which emerging markets offer the most promise for the company but
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