DRS pairs with Roboteam

A man demonstrates the use of a robot by Roboteam during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington,DC on October 14, 2014.AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

DRS Technologies has joined forces with Israeli firm Roboteam to develop a system for the Army’s Common Robotic System-Individual (CRS-I) program.

“This alliance combines Roboteam’s technologies and expertise in military robotics with DRS’s market presence, customer awareness, platform systems engineering, and production capabilities,” a DRS news release said.

The CRS-I program aims to develop robots that can perform explosive ordnance disposal as well as reconnaissance.