Mindsheet exhibits at National Science and Engineering Week

Mindsheet take their Testudo reconnaisannce robot to a National Science and Engineering Week exhibition at Armoury House.

An army of robots went on display today [11 March 2009] to demonstrate the impact of science and technology on military operations.

Unmanned bomb disposal vehicles and spy robots operated using an Xbox games console controller were lined up for inspection at Armoury House in London.

Mindsheet's Testudo robot at Armoury House
Mindsheet's Testudo robot at Armoury House

The exhibition is part of National Science and Engineering Week (NSEW), an annual series of events celebrating the importance of science, engineering and technology in our lives.

Minister for Defence Equipment and Support Quentin Davies said: ‘The Ministry of Defence and the defence industry are working together to exploit new technologies that can help and protect our armed forces”.

Mindsheet took along their Testudo reconnaisannce robot to the event organised by the MOD.  Testudo was originally conceived for the MOD Grand Challenge in 2008 and we are now under contract with the MOD to make the robot more rugged and user-friendly for battlefield use.

Further coverage of the event:

Mail Online

TMCnet.com