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2009 PRESS RELEASES AND HEADLINES

re Awarded Contract to Develop Modular Recon Manipulator for VBIED Defeat - RE2 has been awarded a Broad Agency Announcement contract with the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) to develop a Modular Recon Manipulator for Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) Defeat. The RE2 Modular Recon Manipulator will provide bomb squad technicians with the capability to perform reconnaissance tasks within vehicles that are suspected to contain explosive devices. (11/2/2009)
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Reeg Allen Joins re as Director of Business Development - In this role, Mr. Allen will lead the Company's new business, strategic partnerships, technology commercialization, transition, and licensing activities. (8/10/2009)
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re Awarded Phase I Army SBIR to Research Robotic Door Opening Technology - During the 6-month Phase I, RE2 will research and design a Robotic Door-opening Kit (RDK). The goal of the RDK technology is to decrease mission duration of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) performing urban reconnaissance operations by providing these vehicles with the ability to autonomously open doors and enter rooms or buildings. (6/23/2009)
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TARDEC and its Partners Honored With SBIR Awards
The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), in conjunction with Robotics Engineering Excellence, Inc. (RE2) and Precision Combustion, Inc., gained recognition at the Army Achievement Awards Program at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Dec. 19, 2008. TARDEC strategic partners RE2 and Precision Combustion received two of the 10 awards presented and were selected from across the Army for representing excellence in small business research and development.

“On behalf of the entire team, it is an honor to receive this award,” TARDEC Team Leader, Unmanned Ground Vehicle Mission Payload, Lonnie Freiburger said. “This achievement is a tribute to TARDEC and RE2’s innovation and diligence.”
TARDEC S&T News Update, March 2009, Volume 6, Issue 03

2008 PRESS RELEASES AND HEADLINES

re Named 2008 Army Small Business Innovation Research Achievement Award Winner - re announced that it was named a 2008 Army Small Business Innovation Research Achievement Award winner. re was selected based on the Company's Small Robot Toolkit (SRT) Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and innovation provided to the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). re was one of ten companies selected out of a field of more than 755 Phase II SBIR performers. (12/2/2008)
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re Selected for Participation in the U.S. Army Commercialization Pilot Program to Productize its Small Robot Toolkit-- re announced that it was selected to participate in the US Army Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP) to accelerate the commercialization of the Small Robot Toolkit (SRT) developed under a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. (11/18/2008)
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re Awarded Phase II U.S. Army SBIR to Develop a Robotic Nursing Assistant with Dexterous Dual-Manipulation System -- RE2 leverages intelligent manipulation expertise to venture into health care robotics
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re Awarded Phase I SBIR to Develop a System for Dynamic Modeling and Planning of Safe Routes -- During the six-month Phase I program, re will research and develop enhancements for existing route planning technology that calculates the safest path through a post-combat or urban area, taking into account information about various threats.
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re, Inc. has been competitively awarded a Phase II SBIR program by the U.S. Navy to develop a Dexterous Manipulation System (DMS) for mobile robots and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robotic platforms.
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re , Inc. announced that it is developing the RE2 End-Effector Retrofit Kit - a field-upgrade kit that enables users of existing small Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robots to easily exchange end-effector tools on a robot's manipulator arm.
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re , Inc.announced that it has developed Version 2.0 of the RE2 JAUS Software Development Kit (SDK)
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re , Inc. to Provide JAUS SDK for AUVSI Unmanned Systems Competitions: re releases a limited edition, competition-only version of the RE2 JAUS Software Development Kit (SDK) for use in the AUVSI 2008 Student Unmanned Systems Competitions.
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Robots Do A Little Networking
By Mark Houser, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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Robots Become Nurses Valuable Assistants
Janet Boivin, RN, and Scott Williams, Nurse.com
Monday, March 10, 2008
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Dr. Patrick Rowe Joins re as Vice President of Research and Development:
In this role, Dr. Rowe is responsible for overseeing the technical direction of RE2's robotics research and development projects, generating new business opportunities, and identifying new avenues of technology development to continue the growth of RE2.

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2007 PRESS RELEASES AND HEADLINES

re Awarded U.S. Army Phase I SBIR Program to Design a Robotic Nursing Assistant with Dexterous Manipulator Arms: re leverages intelligent manipulation expertise to venture into healthcare robotics
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re Awarded Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Force Protection Robotics research and development contract for the integration of a JAUS-compliant robotic manipulator arm with a small robot platform.
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re Awarded U.S. Army Phase II SBIR Program to Develop a High Speed Inspection Robot with Manipulator Arm: Program utilizes RE2's extensive unmanned systems, modular manipulation, and Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) expertise
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re president & CEO, Jorgen Pedesen, to present at the Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference, October 29-31, Coronado Island Marriott Resort, San Diego, CA. Visit re at booth #25.

re Announces JAUS SDK Support for LynxOS
RE2 JAUS SDK Now Supports LynxOS Real-Time Operating System to Provide Customers with a Robust Solution for Mission-Critical Unmanned Applications
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re Wins U.S. Navy Phase I SBIR Program to develop a Dexterous Manipulation System for small UGVs and EOD platforms.
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re Wins U.S. Army Phase II SBIR to Continue Development of the Small Robot Toolkit
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re Awarded U.S. Army SBIR Program to Develop a Small Unmanned Inspection Vehicle with Manipulator Arm: Program utilizes RE2's extensive robotics engineering, UGV, and Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) expertise
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2006 PRESS RELEASES AND HEADLINES

re and Textron Systems Enter DoD Mentor-Protégé Program
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re Awarded Subcontract To Provide JAUS Expertise for Army Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Program
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re Receives Funding from Kuchera Defense Systems to Commercialize the RE2 Sensor Stabilization Platform for Unmanned Systems
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New UGV technologies hit the ground running in urban and off-road environments: "The latest advancements in UGV technology are not restricted to hardware alone. Companies, such as RE2 Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pa., with Real-Time Innovations (RTI) of Santa Clara, Calif., are devoted to furthering the software solutions associated with unmanned vehicles."
Author: Courtney E. Howard, Military & Aerospace Electronics, Aug., 2006
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Speaking the same language: Lawrenceville-based startup hopes to tap into growing market with first software product that standardizes the way robots, parts communicate, The Pittsburgh Business Times, June 30, 2006
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re and RTI Form Strategic Alliance to Enhance Software Infrastructure of Unmanned Systems -- Integration of the RE2 JAUS SDK with RTI Data Distribution Service Provides Customers with a Robust Solution for JAUS Compliance
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re announces the availability of the RE2 JAUS Software Development Kit (SDK)
Version 1.0 and its comprehensive RE2 Solution Services.
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re, Inc. and CoroWare Test Labs Form Alliance to Enable JAUS-Compliant Unmanned Systems
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CEO, Jorgen Pedersen to present "A Practical View and Future Look Into JAUS/AS-4" at ROBO Business 2006.

re, Inc. Wins Army SBIR Program to Develop a Robot Infrastructure Toolkit for Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles
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