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Pronto4™ Agnostic Autonomy System

• TWO UTAH COMPANIES COMBINE TO TAKE TOP PRIZE AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-SPONSORED ROBOTIC RANGE CLEARANCE COMPETITION — Company Press Release, September 22, 2011

• AUVSI: $1M GRAND PRIZE AWARDED IN ROBOTIC RANGE CLEARANCE COMPETITION — Flight Daily News, August 18, 2011
  
  
• SANDY FIRM DEVELOPS 'ROBO' VEHICLE — KSL TV Salt Lake City, June 17, 2011
  • See Also the Deseret News Article, June 17, 2011
    
    
• NAVY AWARDS UNMANNED VEHICLE CONTRACT TO TRAIN PILOTS FOR CLOSE COMBAT — Govconwire, June 17, 2011
  
  
• UTAH UNMANNED VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AWARDED $5 MILLION BY U.S. NAVY — Company Press Release, June 16, 2011, (pdf)

• KAIROS AUTONOMI AND THE PRONTO4 ROBOTICS APPLIQUE KIT FEATURED IN UTAH BUSINESS — Utah Business Magazine, April 2011 (pdf)

• FINALISTS NAMED IN THE NINTH ANNUAL UTAH INNOVATION AWARDS PROGRAM — Stoel Rives LLP, March 24, 2011

• KAIROS AUTONOMI QUICKLY CONVERTS VEHICLES INTO UNMANNED SYSTEMS FOR THE U.S. MILITARY — Congressional Robotics Caucus e-newsletter May, 2010
  
  
• PRONTO4 AGNOSTIC AUTONOMY SYSTEM SELECTED AS A 2010 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARD (STEVIE) FINALIST IN NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE YEAR - OTHER CATEGORY — The American Business Awards, April 2010
  
  
• AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS, UTAH GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (GOED)
  
  
• PRONTO4 AGNOSTIC AUTONOMY SYSTEM CAPABILITIES AND PRONTOMIMIC SOFTWARE FEATURE — Engineering TV Part 3 of 3, Sept. 23, 2009
  
  
• PRONTO4 AGNOSTIC AUTONOMY SYSTEM TECHNICAL COMPONENTS FEATURE — Engineering TV Part 2 of 3, Sept. 22, 2009
  
  
• PRONTO4 AGNOSTIC AUTONOMY SYSTEM FEATURED ON ENGINEERING TV — Engineering TV Part 1 of 3, Sept. 21, 2009
  
  
• ROBOTIC RODEO: EN ROUTE TO SAFER CONVOYS — Military Tech, CNET News, Sept. 4, 2009
  
  
• AUTONOMOUS AUTOS: NEW KIT CONVERTS ANY VEHICLE INTO A ROBOT (WITH VIDEO) — Popular Mechanics, Aug. 14, 2009
  
  
• UNMANNED AND IN ACTION; CROWD SEES AIR, GROUND VEHICLES — AUVSI Unmanned Systems Online, August 2009 (scroll down about halfway to see the article)
  
  
• PRONTO4 AGNOSTIC AUTONOMY SYSTEM INCLUDED IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE ON AMERICA'S SECRET WEAPONS — YouTube Video, July 2009
  Artis, LLC, used the Pronto4 system to provide a dynamic test platform for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsored project. Featured in this YouTube video, the Pronto4 system enabled Artis to have an unmanned, moving vehicle during testing. You can learn more about Artis by visiting their web site. The original video aired on the National Geographic Channel on Dec. 11, 2008.
  
  
• SUCCESSFUL UNMANNED VEHICLE DEMO FOR US ARMY SHOWCASES AFTERMARKET UGV SYSTEM FROM KAIROS AUTONOMI — Press Release, April 17, 2009 (pdf)

• KAIROS AUTONOMI’S RETROFIT KIT POWERS FIRST AUTONOMOUS MOVING LAND TARGET IN U.S. NAVY DEMO — Press Release, Feb. 13, 2009 (pdf)

• KAIROS AUTONOMI RELEASES ARMOR ENCLOSURE FOR PRONTO4 STRAP-ON AUTONOMY SYSTEM
  — Press Release, Jan. 26, 2009 (pdf)

• KAIROS AUTONOMI RELEASES INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE FOR EXTERNAL, REAL-WORLD INTERFACING — Press Release, Jan. 15, 2009 (pdf)

• KAIROS AUTONOMI FIRST TO HAVE ONLINE STORE FOR UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE PRODUCTS — Press Release, Dec. 22, 2008 (pdf)

• UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE ACHIEVES 90+ MPH WITH KAIROS AUTONOMI SYSTEM — Press Release, Dec. 2, 2008 (pdf)

• STRAP-ON AUTONOMY SYSTEMS PROVIDE INEXPENSIVE UNMANNED SOLUTIONS TO MEET CONGRESSIONAL MANDATE OF 1/3 UNMANNED BY 2015 — Press Release, June 9, 2008 (pdf)

• KAIROS AUTONOMI™ RELEASES RETROFIT KIT FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE TRAVEL — Press Release, Oct. 12, 2006 (pdf) 

• Pronto4™ Agnostic Autonomy System Fact Sheet — June 26, 2008 (pdf)

RetroReach Manipulator Arm  

• RetroReach Manipulator Arm Data Sheet — Aug. 22, 2007 (pdf)

ProntoJAUS

• Kairos Autonomi™ Software Enables Autonomous JAUS Compliant Interoperability — Press Release, Oct. 12, 2006 (pdf)
   
• ProntoJAUS Data Sheet — Aug. 22, 2007 (pdf)

Kairos Autonomi in the News:

Pronto4 Agnostic Autonomy System Capabilities and ProntoMimic Software Feature — Engineering TV Part 3 of 3, Sept. 23, 2009

Pronto4 Agnostic Autonomy System Technical Components Feature — Engineering TV Part 2 of 3, Sept. 22, 2009

Pronto4 Agnostic Autonomy System Featured on Engineering TV — Engineering TV Part 1 of 3, Sept. 21, 2009

Robotics Rodeo: En route to safer convoys — Military Tech, CNET News, Sept. 4, 2009

Autonomous Autos: New Kit Converts Any Vehicle into a Robot (with Video) — Popular Mechanics, Aug. 14, 2009

Unmanned and in Action; Crowd sees Air, Ground Vehicles — AUVSI Unmanned Systems Online, August 2009 (scroll down about halfway to see the article)

Pronto4 Agnostic Autonomy System Included in National Geographic Feature on America's Secret Weapons — YouTube Video, July 2009
Artis, LLC, used the Pronto4 system to provide a dynamic test platform for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsored project. Featured in this YouTube video, the Pronto4 system enabled Artis to have an unmanned, moving vehicle during testing. You can learn more about Artis by visiting their web site. The original video aired on the National Geographic Channel on Dec. 11, 2008.

Kairos Autonomi Releases Armor Enclosure — Utah Business , Jan. 28, 2009

Unmanned ground vehicle achieves 90+ mph with Kairos Autonomi system — Military and Aerospace Electronics, Dec. 31, 2008

Kairos Autonomi First to Have Online Store for Unmanned Ground Vehicle Products — Digital IQ Magazine, Dec. 23, 2008

Strap-on Autonomy — Ares Defense Technology Blog, Aviation Week, Dec. 4, 2008

Parvus Celebrates 25 Years of Growth and Innovation — Parvus Corporation, May 28, 2008

CAD Unlocks Spiral Manufacturing — Machine Design Magazine, Nov. 5, 2007

Robotic Car Drives U to Competition — The Daily Utah Chronicle, Oct. 19, 2007

DARPA Contestants Create IronCAD Designs — Motion System Design , Sept. 10, 2007

From Thought to Part in 20 Minutes for Military Contractor — 3D CAD News, June 29, 2007

No Need to Choose Between Manned, Unmanned, Company Says — Unmanned Systems, AUVSI, May/June 2007

Kairos Autonomi Introduces Retrofit Kit for Transforming Vehicles into RPVs, RGVs, AGVs — Military & Aerospace Electronics, Oct. 20, 2006

Kairos Autonomi™ Releases Retrofit Kit for Unmanned Vehicle Travel — Shephard UV Online, Oct. 16, 2006

Kairos Autonomi™ Software Enables Autonomous JAUS Compliant Interoperability — Software Blog, Oct. 16, 2006

Software Enables Autonomous JAUS Compliant Interoperability — Wasatch Digital IQ, Oct. 13, 2006

Automate Your Car! — www.mp3car.com, Oct. 13, 2006

Automate Your Own Car! — Robot Gossip Blog, Oct. 12, 2006

Small Firms Get Intelligence on the Defense Industry — Wasatch Digital IQ, May 29, 2006

Small Firms in Demand by 'Sam' — Deseret Morning News, May 27, 2006