DARPA Unveils an Android-Based Ground Sensor Device 28
DeviceGuru writes "DARPA announced a sensor reference system device based on a new Android-based sensor processing core 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 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."
Does not say what h/w they are using... (Score:4, Informative)
Linked articles not very informative...one of the many SoCs available, I suppose. A little more info here, but not much.
http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2013/05/29.aspx [darpa.mil]
Not sure why they need the Android layer; what does that bring above the many distros already available? (Thinking of things like Pi, Arduino...)
What next, DARPA play store?
BTW, for those of you wondering, ODM=Original Design Manufacturers...