▁States ▁military ▁and ▁do z ens ▁of ▁friendly ▁forces ▁util ize ▁the ▁company ' s ▁Re con ▁Sc out ▁and ▁Th row bot ▁systems ▁in ▁high - ris k ▁operations . ▁The ▁rob ots ▁save ▁lives ▁by ▁providing ▁dis mount ed ▁fire ▁teams ▁with ▁increased ▁situ ational ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁st ando ff ▁distance ▁during ▁urban ▁war fare , ▁comp ound ▁clear ing ▁operations , ▁and ▁surve ill ance ▁miss ions . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ' s ▁Rap id ▁E qui pping ▁Force ▁issued ▁an ▁in defin ite ▁delivery , ▁in defin ite ▁quantity ▁( ID I Q ) ▁contract ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁micro - rob ots ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁soldiers ▁and ▁Mar ines . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁company ' s ▁fifth ▁major ▁military ▁contract ▁since ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁Rob ot ics ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 5 5 0 ▁tact ical ▁teams , ▁world wide , ▁use ▁the ▁company ' s ▁Re con ▁Sc out ▁and ▁Th row bot ▁systems ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁personnel ▁and ▁speed ▁the ▁resolution ▁of ▁high - ris k ▁operations , ▁including ▁bar ric aded ▁subject ▁situations , ▁n arc ot ics ▁ra ids ▁and ▁host age ▁rescue ▁miss ions . ▁The ▁video ▁and ▁audio ▁reconna issance ▁provided ▁by ▁these ▁systems ▁allows ▁tact ical ▁operators ▁to ▁quickly ▁clear ▁rooms ▁and ▁buildings , ▁leading ▁to ▁increased ▁safety ▁for