DARPA Unveils an Android-Based Ground Sensor Device

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DARPA announced a sensor reference system device based on a new Android-based sensor processing core (http://linuxgizmos.com/darpa-unveils-android-based-ground-sensor-device/) called the ADAPTable Sensor System (a.k.a. ADAPT). The initial ADAPT reference device, called UGS (unattended ground sensor), is designed as the basis for a series of lower-cost, more upgradable sensor devices for military applications. The ADAPT program (http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/STO/Programs/ADAPTable_Sensor_System_(ADAPT).aspx) is part of larger effort by the U.S. military to reduce the costs and speed production schedules for military equipment, using an ODM process similar to that of the commercial smartphone industry. Potential applications for the technology include swarms of hive-mind UAVs or robots, or perimeter security sensors hidden at a deployed airfield or underground, all networked together and capable of transmitting video.

http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/05/31/0144212/darpa-unveils-an-android-based-ground-sensor-device