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Endeavor Robotics wins $10M Marine Corps robots contract

By TechTaffy Desk

The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $10 million contract to Endeavor Robotics for the company’s FirstLook robots.

This latest award for the FirstLook robots follows two contracts worth more than $24 million Endeavor was recently awarded for the company’s ‘back-packable’ SUGV robot.

More than 1,000 FirstLook robots have been fielded worldwide to military, law enforcement and industrial customers, according to the company.

[Image courtesy: Endeavor Robotics]

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