INDIAN ARMED FORCES CHIEFS ON
OUR RELENTLESS AND FOCUSED PUBLISHING EFFORTS

 
SP Guide Publications puts forth a well compiled articulation of issues, pursuits and accomplishments of the Indian Army, over the years

— General Manoj Pande, Indian Army Chief

 
 
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— Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Indian Navy Chief

My compliments to SP Guide Publications for informative and credible reportage on contemporary aerospace issues over the past six decades.

— Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, Indian Air Force Chief
       

Macro USA releases Beetle Nano UGV

August 16-31, 2011

Macro USA has released the Beetle Nano unmanned ground vehicle (N-UGV). The Beetle is the smallest four wheel drive N-UGV to use coded orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (COFDM) technology.

The Beetle N-UGV system is designed to retrieve visual and audio information from areas that are difficult or dangerous to access by the operators.

The robot is a throwable system with four wheels which presents several advantages over the ball type and two wheel designed systems currently in the market. The system has a day/night tilt camera, capable of tilting +/- 90 degrees, audio microphone, IR and white LEDs, global positioning system (GPS), and Tracksorb wheels for increased mobility.

The Beetle unit not only has the capability of providing 360° coverage of the area, but thanks to the motorised design, can also be moved within the area to optimise the observation point and enlarge the area that can be monitored.