Competition for new mili-bots

Wired reports:

A government solicitation to robot-makers asks for a machine that can both "look into the window of a vehicle" and peek "under a vehicle undercarriage."

That July 17 solicitation kicked off a break-neck competition to award the bot-building contract. "The victor will be crowned Sept. 14 with a contract for 101 robots. The first must be delivered within 10 days," says Defense News.

Less than two months between the announcement and the competition? The military must really need these right now (which isn't surprising given recent events.)

A previous post on military recruitment and robots.