Automatika
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Automatika is a robotics and automation firm based in O'Hara Township
, Pennsylvania
. Started by two Carnegie Mellon University
graduates in 1995, the company is now owned by QinetiQ North America
.
Automatika builds robots for defense, energy, and hazardous activity support.
The urban combat and defense robot, the Dragon Runner
, is made by Automatika.
O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania
The Township of O'Hara is a Home Rule Municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States six miles northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh. The community was long organized as a township, and retains "Township" in its official name, but adopted a home rule charter in 1973 and is no...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Started by two Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
graduates in 1995, the company is now owned by QinetiQ North America
QinetiQ
Qinetiq is a British global defence technology company, formed from the greater part of the former UK government agency, Defence Evaluation and Research Agency , when it was split up in June 2001...
.
Automatika builds robots for defense, energy, and hazardous activity support.
The urban combat and defense robot, the Dragon Runner
Dragon Runner
Dragon Runner is a military robot built for urban combat. At 9 pounds it is light enough to be carried in a Marine's backpack. The original project was funded by the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University...
, is made by Automatika.