“Not only is it the single largest order we have ever received from the military, but it also proves that there is strong and continuing support for our PackBot FasTac platform that was introduced just last year,” said Joe Dyer, president of iRobot Government and Industrial Robots. The robot “is well-suited for use by combat engineers, route clearance companies and infantry brigades.”

via Army orders ground robots for engineer, infantry support — Defense Systems.