Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System
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The Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System (MAARS) is a robot that is being developed by Qinetiq
. A member of the TALON family, it will be the successor to the armed SWORDS
robot. It has a different, larger chassis than the SWORDS robot, so has little physically in common with the SWORDS and TALON robots.
The MAARS platform can be fitted with lethal weapons, non-lethal fired devices (such as bean bags, pepper spray
, and other crowd control devices), and unarmed manipulator arms and sensors.
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...
. A member of the TALON family, it will be the successor to the armed SWORDS
Swords
A sword is a cutting/thrusting weapon made of metal. Sword or swords may also refer to:* Swords, County Dublin, Ireland* Suit of swords, a suit in Latin-suited playing cards and Tarot decks* SWORDS, a ground-based military robot...
robot. It has a different, larger chassis than the SWORDS robot, so has little physically in common with the SWORDS and TALON robots.
The MAARS platform can be fitted with lethal weapons, non-lethal fired devices (such as bean bags, pepper spray
Pepper spray
Pepper spray, also known as OC spray , OC gas, and capsicum spray, is a lachrymatory agent that is used in riot control, crowd control and personal self-defense, including defense against dogs and bears...
, and other crowd control devices), and unarmed manipulator arms and sensors.