Eye Ball Throwable Camera System

[Pat McCotter]

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Licensed US manufacturer Remington Technologies Division of Remington Arms Company.

Due to its ruggedized construction, the Remington Technologies Eye Ball R1 can be rolled, tossed, or thrown wherever necessary. Once deployed, the system can capture video out to 25 yards away and audio up to a distance of 5 yards, and then broadcast both up to 200 yards wirelessly back to a large remote control device called a Personal Display Unit (PDU), operated by the tactical operator. The PDU can communicate with two Eye Ball R1's simultaneously. The PDU's color video screen is 6.4".


The EyeBall R1's omni-directional camera can rotate at 4 rpm until a target is identified, and then give the operator a 55-degree horizontal and 41-degree vertical field of view, as well as near-infrared (IR) spectrum night vision capability for low-light deployment/night operations. You can stick the Eye Ball R1 on a mobile robot, remote-viewing, pole, or any other relevant tactical device, even a remote-control car (which has apparently already been done). Once the device is tossed/thrown, it remains static after landing. Only the camera rotates. If the Eye Ball R1 lands upside down, the operator can flip the video feed in order to view things right-side-up. By the way, it's been reported that the EyeBall R1 can survive a two-story drop.

[Lloyd Danforth]

Kool! I want one!