EPE Trusted to Protect partners with Boston Dynamics to bring the Spot® public safety variant to defence and public safety sectors in the APAC Region.
EPE, an Australian veteran-owned company, announces a strategic partnership with Boston Dynamics, a world leader in mobile robots. This collaboration brings the advanced public safety Spot package to defence, public safety, and first responder agencies in Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia.
EPE and Boston Dynamics share a common mission – to protect and empower humans operating in hazardous environments. Spot serves as a critical asset, reducing risk by being the first to enter and assess potentially dangerous scenarios. Designed to assist incident commanders, Spot provides rapid situational awareness, enabling informed decision-making and de-escalation of hazardous situations. Operators issue simple commands, allowing Spot to autonomously navigate complex environments. Equipped with a self-righting feature, Spot can recover from falls, while its arm manipulation transforms Spot to more than just a surveillance platform making it a more valuable tool for public safety with the ability to manipulate the world around it.
With over 400 robots and thousands of sensors already deployed in defense and public safety sectors, EPE continues to lead the way in shaping the future of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) in Australia.
About EPE
EPE provides Force Protection, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, CBRN defence (CBRND) and Counter threat solutions and support to First Responders, Defence Forces, Law Enforcement, and other government agencies in the Asia Pacific region. We are former Counter IED specialists with real world operational experience. We understand how the specialist equipment is used and more importantly, the demands placed on equipment and operators in the current hazardous environments in which they may be deployed.
About Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is the global leader in developing and deploying highly mobile robots capable of tackling the toughest industrial and safety challenges. Our robots are equipped with advanced mobility, dexterity and intelligence, enabling automation in unstructured or hard-to-traverse and unsafe spaces, from manufacturing facilities, power plants, and construction sites, as well as warehouses and distribution centers. We have three robots in our portfolio: Spot®, a quadruped that conducts industrial inspections for enterprise asset management and keeps people out of harm’s way through public safety applications; Stretch®, a box-moving robot currently being deployed with logistics and retail customers; and Atlas®, our electric humanoid platform currently in development. For more information on our company and our technologies, please visit www.bostondynamics.com.
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