Article in “The Cove” about how the ADF uses robots
A well-written article about 3BDE’s experience in using the robots to enhance their training, including details of specific scenarios.
Australian Defence Magazine: “Right on Target”
The Australian Defence Magazine talks about the use of robots within the Australian Army.
The Australian: “Robotics enlisted to sharpen soldiers’ skills”
An article in The Australian about robot use within the Australian Army.
Minister Pyne visits Marathon’s booth at IDEX
Christopher Pyne, Australian minister for Defence Industry, visits Marathon’s booth at IDEX’17 in Abu Dhabi.
Jane’s take on robotic humans @ IDEX’17
Jane’s article from IDEX 2017: The world’s first and only autonomous robotic human type target system can turn soldiers into ‘pre-combat veterans’.
Specialized Robots Have Vital Role in Hostage Training
The US Defence Department Science Blog reports on the Air Force’s 27th Special Operations Wing using robots to practice their responses to real-life intense moments, like hostage situations.
Fox News reports on Marathon at ATAC Range Day, SHOT Show
The story is on the front page of Fox News. See the video here.
Marathon Targets most impressive display at Ft Benning Maneuver Conference
“It can potentially revolutionize our small arms ranges and small unit training up to company level while tremendously increasing our Soldiers and Marines marksmanship capabilities.”
I/ITSEC’s “Show Daily” Reports on T30
Marathon is currently exhibiting at I/ITSEC in Orlando. The trade show magazine “Show Daily” issued a full page report about our new target model T30. Read the full report.
GunVenture: Season 1 – Rise of the Robots
VATA Group’s Greg Lapin and Destin Mounts head to Tennessee for some high-tech training drills against Marathon’s robots, testing their skills with stress-test exercises. Watch all three episodes.