MINNEAPOLIS -- At first glance, the Recon Scout IR looks like a small dumbbell. But even at a mere 1.2 pounds, this robot does some heavy lifting. Built by Edina, Minn.,-based ReconRobotics, the robot ...

This is one piece of robotic technology I wouldn't want to mess around with. And though it might not look very intimidating, this Recon Scout robot is definitely prepared to do some stealthy ...

Officers receive a call of shots fired, barricaded subject, unknown weapons, unknown bystanders/ hostages, and race to the scene. When they arrive, they find the department already has a guy working ...

ReconRobotics‘ Recon Scout XT micro-robot has made it onto Popular Science magazine’s Top 100 Tech Innovations of 2011. “The Scout XT is tough enough to be tossed into any kind of environment — ...

ReconRobotics introduces the Recon Scout SearchStick. Device lets tactical teams convert a micro-robot into a pole cam. EDINA, Minn. - (September 28, 2010) ReconRobotics, Inc. has announced the ...

Next time there is a fire, a robot could enter the burning building instead of firefighters to search for victims. A company founded in 2005 by seven University students started selling the Scout ...

ReconRobotics said Tuesday that it has passed the 4,000 robots sold plateau. The Edina-based company claims it is now the second largest producer of military and police robots in the world, behind ...

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A group of cities in north Fulton County could be footing the hefty bill for a new vehicle and devices for local law enforcement. The North Fulton SWAT Team — made up of officers from Alpharetta, ...

I'm no stranger to military robots, but I'd never seen this one before: a tiny, two-wheeled contraption, trailing a camera on a wire, looking for all the world like a 2.5-pound dumbell. David ...