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July 11, 2005 ASR - personnel deploy to Hurricane Dennis
In response to the disaster resulting from Hurricane Dennis, personnel from ASR immediately volunteered both their time and robotic equipment to assist in the search for survivors and victims of the storm. Personnel and equipment were deployed under Florida Task Force 3 (FLTF3) to Destin, FL located in the Florida panhandle.
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June 1 , 2005 - ASR has Moved!
ASR remains in Saint Petersburg, but the office is now located at:
719 27th Avenue N.
Saint Petersburg, FL 33704-2740
(Telephone, fax and email will remain the same.)
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June 2005 - Two more ASR personnel become state certified Fire Fighters!
Two more members of the ASR team become state certified Fire Fighters making that a total of four. ASR is committed to aiding in defense and Homeland security research.
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April 23, 2005 - ASR joined Bracken Engineering in participating in Tampa Bay's 23rd Annual Corporate SportsFest on Clearwater Beach.
ASR/Bracken team came in 49th of 160 teams. Oh well...better luck next year. Click here to see the team! Read more about America II's Corporate SportsFest 2005 by clicking here.
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April 7-9, 2005 - ASR attended Dive into Ocean Careers at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
ASR personnel attended the Dive into Oceans Career fair for young people spotlighting careers in oceans and marine industry. Click here to learn more about the beautiful Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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January 2005 - American Standard Robotics, Inc. completed Phase I of the NIST SBIR grant project.
ASR has been working on the "Standard Robot Platform for Unstructured Environment Research" project since June 2004. The Phase I efforts completed in January of 2004. Project results to come...
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December 2004 - Founding members of ASR are state certified fire fighters!
The two founding members of ASR attended HCC's Fire Academy. They completed their study in December and became official state certified fire fighters. The degree is meant to deepen their understanding of the needs of Fire Rescue personnel. ASR is dedicated to developing and providing tools to aid in search and rescue efforts. |
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October 21, 2004 - ASR Premieres VGTV Xtreme
ASR premiered the VGTV Xtreme at the RoboNexus Conference in San Jose this week. The revolutionary new amphibious robot delivers high performance inspection abilities under water or on land without
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October 18, 2004 - NASA Deploys VGTV Xtreme during 7th NEEMO Mission
NASA deployed ASR's VGTV extreme robot during the 7th  NASA Xtreme Environments Mission Operations (NEEMO) to the underwater Aquarius habitat this month. During the 5th day of NEEMO 7, ASR personnel and equipment joined the NEEMO Topside team to deliver the robot to the aquanauts. The following day, the Johnson Space Center ground control team in Houston remotely operated the robot using ASR's software. Read the press release. |
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 July 5, 2004 -ASR is awarded a NIST SBIR
ASR has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Phase 1 of the SBIR will allow ASR to establish technical merit or feasibility of a standard robot platform designed for unstructured environment research. |
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Department Open House
August 17, 2004 -ASR assists in Hurricane Charley Response
July 25-29, 2004 - ASR chaired the competition at The 2004 AAAI Mobile Robot Contest and Exhibition
June 8, 2004 - ASR acknowledged in TIME Magazine article 
March 3, 2004 - ASR Featured on Discovery Science Channel
