DARPA released on Feb. 23,2012 its Broad Agency Announcement
DARPA-BAA-12-21 High Assurance Cyber Military Systems (HACMS) program. Black-I's LandShark UGV system was selected by DARPA as the Exemplar UGV system meeting all requirements for the program.
Black-I was pleased to present and support DARPA on its Proposers' Day in Arlington VA on 2/21/12 for DARPA-SN-12-26 High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems (HACMS).
Black-I Robotics will exhibiting at the NDIA Ground Robotics
Capabilities Conference in San Diego March 21-23 at the Sheraton Hotel & Marina.
Black-I Robotics is now the exclusive commercial licensee of Sandia National Laboratories Gemini Scout unmanned ground vehicle. This all terrain vehicle has been specifically designed for high hazard applications such as coal mine rescue.
In December 2011, Black-I exhibited at the Counter Terrorism Technology Support Organization's closed conference in Fort Lauderdale.
In June 2011, the Technology Support Working Group exercised an option to expand and extend development of certain counter IED capabilities for Black-I Robotics' unmanned ground vehicle systems.
In April 2011 Black-I sold its first European based customer a commercial LandShark chassis.
Black-I Robotics has been awarded a major contract from the Technology Support Working Group for 2010-2011