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TORC Awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract for Autonomous Path Planning

abowling — Sat, 30 May 2009 06:17:16 -0700

DARPA contract for the development of new path planning algorithms for dynamic and unstructured environments.

Blacksburg, VA – May 18, 2009 – TORC Technologies (www.torctech.com) announced today that it was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to research and develop new path planning algorithms for use in dynamic and unstructured environments.

TORC Transferring Autonomous Vehicle Technologies to Caterpillar’s Autonomous Haulage System

TORC Technologies — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:10:11 -0800

TORC is working with Caterpillar Inc. to transfer autonomous vehicle technologies for autonomous mining development programs.

Blacksburg, VA - TORC Technologies (www.torctech.com) recently announced that it is providing advanced autonomous vehicle technologies to Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) as part of their autonomous haulage system development program. TORC is excited to be a part of this program as the industry leader in mining equipment aligns with leading experts in autonomous systems development.

TORC’s ByWire XGV Tested at 102 Miles per Hour Under Drive-By-Wire Control

cutter — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:17:41 -0800

TORC Technologies Successfully Operates its Commercially Available Drive-By-Wire Platform in Excess of 100 Miles per Hour While in Computer Control

TORC Recognized as Virginia Incubator Client of the Year

TORC Technologies — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:47:40 -0800

TORC Technologies Wins the 2008 Donna Noble Client of the Year Award from the Virginia Business Incubator Association

TORC Technologies Wins the NewVa Corridor Technology Council 2008 Rising Star Award

TORC Technologies — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:46:21 -0700

Blacksburg, VA – May 16, 2008 – Listed among a competitive group of rapidly growing technology companies in Roanoke and the New River Valley, TORC Technologies won the prestigious Rising Star award.

TORC and Virginia Tech complete DARPA Urban Challenge Track A Site Visit

TORC Technologies — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:42:23 -0700

TORC Technologies, LLC, (TORC), a research and development company focusing on unmanned vehicle systems for industrial and military clients, announced the successful completion of its DARPA Urban Challenge site visit. The TORC and Virginia Tech team was awarded a 1-year $1M contract from the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to develop and demonstrate an autonomous ground vehicle system to compete in the DARPA Urban Challenge. During this site visit, the TORC and Virginia Tech team successfully demonstrated the capabilities of the autonomous vehicle Odin.

TORC and Virginia Tech win $1M in DARPA funding to develop autonomous technologies for the DARPA Urban Challenge

TORC Technologies — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:44:42 -0700

TORC Technologies, LLC, (TORC), a research and development company focusing on unmanned vehicle systems for industrial and military clients, announced that the TORC and Virginia Tech team has been awarded a 1-year $1M contract from the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to develop and demonstrate an autonomous ground vehicle system to compete in the DARPA Urban Challenge. The DARPA Urban Challenge (DUC) is an autonomous race through an urban environment. Teams will compete for $3.5M in prize money on November 3, 2007 at an undisclosed location.

TORC wins BAA from the Naval EODTECHDIV demonstrate autonomous robotic technologies for explosive ordnance disposal.

TORC Technologies — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:40:41 -0700

TORC Technologies, LLC, (TORC), a research and development company focusing on unmanned vehicle systems for industrial and military clients, announced it has been awarded a 4-month contract from the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV) in Indian Head, MD to develop and demonstrate autonomous robotic technologies for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) missions.

JAUS Standard Emerges In DARPA Urban Challenge Final Event

TORC Technologies — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:30:14 -0700

On November 3rd, 2007, Team VictorTango’s race vehicle Odin, successfully completed the 60 mile DARPA Urban Challenge. Originally slated for the second pole position, Odin was first out of the gates at 8:04 am. Odin ramped up his speed to 25 miles per hour while rounding the traffic circle and disappeared into the morning mist of the California desert. Four hours and thirty six minutes later, Odin returned safely, 26 minutes behind the winner. During the race, Odin encountered four-way intersections, where he yielded to manned and unmanned traffic.

TORC announces the ByWire™ system for rapidly converting ground vehicle platforms to teleoperated and remote control

TORC Technologies — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:43:48 -0700

TORC Technologies, LLC, (TORC), a research and development company focusing on unmanned vehicle systems for industrial and military clients, announced the availability of the ByWire™. The ByWire™ BW-100 rapidly converts ground and surface vehicle platforms to electronic drive-by-wire and teleoperated control. The ByWire™ BW-100 interfaces to vehicle platforms through relays, serial, Ethernet, CAN, and analog and digital I/O. Integrated closed-loop speed and steering control ensures precision vehicle control.

TORC Applying Autonomous Vehicle Technologies to the Mining and Construction Industries

TORC Technologies — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:01:43 -0700

TORC is working with Caterpillar Inc. to research the application of advanced autonomous vehicle technologies for future applications in mining and construction.

Blacksburg, VA – June 12, 2008 – TORC Technologies (www.torctech.com) is researching the application of advanced autonomous vehicle technologies with Caterpillar Inc. for future applications in mining and construction. Autonomous technologies have great potential to increase productivity and efficiency in both the mining and construction industries.

TORC Technologies Announces Commercially-Available Drive-by-Wire Ford Escape for Unmanned Research and Development

TORC Technologies — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:50:38 -0700

TORC Turns DARPA Urban Challenge Success into New Product Launch

SAN DIEGO – June 10, 2008 – TORC Technologies (www.torctech.com) has announced the commercial availability of the ByWire XGV™, a drive-by-wire converted Ford Escape Hybrid. The unmanned system is based on the company’s successful partnership with Virginia Tech on Odin, the fully autonomous Ford Escape Hybrid that placed 3rd in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.

TORC & Virginia Tech Finish 3rd in 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. Partnership to commercialize cutting edge autonomous technology.

TORC Technologies — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:17:00 -0700

TORC Recently Featured on Discovery News

TORC Technologies — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:24:12 -0700

TORC recently had the pleasure to welcome Discovery News video producer, Jorge Ribas, to a Team Victor Tango cookout a few weeks ago. Jorge was shooting an online segment for the Discovery Channel titled "Is it Future Yet?" with a focus on robotic cars.

The piece was recently a featured segment on the Discovery.com homepage and was also a feature story on their new Tech site. Check it out below!