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Photos: The firefighting robots taking to London's streets
Photo Four robots designed to tackle dangerous fires were shown off in London yesterday by defence technology company QinetiQ. Under a two-year deal - jointly funded by Network Rail, the Highways Agency and Transport for... [29 Jul 2009]
Photos: Underwater robots compete to make the biggest splash
Photo The competition took place at QinetiQ's ocean basin, Europe's largest freshwater tank, in Gosport, Hampshire. Meet Nessie, Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University's autonomous underwater robot. Nessie recently won the Student... [20 Jul 2009]
Photos: There's no business like RoboBusiness
Photo Foster-Miller, a unit of UK defence contractor Qinetiq, was showing off the Talon, which has been used in places like Iraq for bomb disposal missions. Players large and small in the robotics industry descended on Boston,... [20 Apr 2009]
Human robots, Android Magic and classic radar tech
Photo Photo credit: QinetiQ Last month also saw QinetiQ showcasing its robot tech. The specially designed hands (above) can move in several different ways - its thumb can move separately from the fingers, for... [02 Mar 2009]
Photos: Robots engage their Talons for mine explosion
Photo Dr William Ribich, president of QinetiQ's US Technology Solutions Group, said in a statement: "Our Talon IV Engineer robot, with its extra strength and reach expands the capabilities of troops to remotely clear routes,... [10 Feb 2009]
UK troops sheltered from friendly fire by £3m tech
News The system is due to be in place by 2010 and is being provided by defence contractors General Dynamics, QinetiQ and Rockwell Collins.silicon.com Public Sector UK troops are to be protected against friendly fire by a £3m... [09 Feb 2009]
Are you the new Q? MoD wants to hear from you
News Obviously we work with Qinetiq, BAE systems and all the big companies - we'd like to work with a broad a range as possible. The Ministry of Defence is on the hunt for "budding Qs" to keep it supplied with the latest and... [14 Nov 2008]
Augmented Symbology: A New Approach to Data Visualization
White Paper Augmented visual tools are necessary in order to push information through the diversified domain of computing systems, especially when cross-cultural, complex ideas are involved. One area of communication that is relatively new and yet... [14 Oct 2008]
UK completes £254m QinetiQ defence tech sale
News The controversial privatisation of defence tech firm QinetiQ has been completed. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) sold its remaining 19 per cent stake in QinetiQ, previously the UK's Defence Evaluation and... [10 Sep 2008]
Westar Cuts Data Center Size by 50% and Power and Cooling Costs by 30% With a Server Virtualization Solution From Dell
White Paper Following this acquisition, Westar itself was acquired by QinetiQ North America. Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc.needed to streamline its data center to incorporate an acquisition approximately equal to its own size. [12 Jun 2008]
Taxpayer "lost" £90m on QinetiQ sell-off
News The sell-off of the former Ministry of Defence (MoD) tech research firm, QinetiQ, saw the taxpayer missing out on almost £100m, a public spending watchdog has found. Senior managers at QinetiQ,... [10 Jun 2008]
Northern Ireland builds high tech credentials
News ECIT hosts tech companies - such as TDK - and also provides services to boost the research capabilities of big tech names such as BT, Nortel, QinetiQ and SAP. Northern Ireland is making a name for itself as an emerging... [02 Jun 2008]
Photos: Talons, Eagles and Enforcers - the tech behind war
Photo The machines, built by QinetiQ, have all-weather, day/night capabilities and can navigate virtually any type of terrain. Holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper sensors may sound like the stuff of science... [26 Mar 2008]
Caption Competition: Fly away on my zephyr?
Photo Photo credit: Qinetiq This competition is now closed. The winning entry, from reader Helen Monteith was "Just another day on Main Street, Roswell, New Mexico" [14 Sep 2007]
£1,000 boost for tech and science students?
News Graham Love, CEO of defence technology and security company QinetiQ, said Stem skills are vital to the company's commercial success and underpin its ability to tackle some of its greatest challenges. He added that... [13 Aug 2007]
