The U.S. Army has awarded Endeavor Robotics a firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to modernize and maintain its current fleet of robot platforms.

The five-year contract is potentially worth $32.4 million.

“We’re pleased to win this opportunity to help the Army keep its UGV inventory at an optimum state of readiness,” says Tom Frost, Endeavor Robotics president.

“Upgrading robots with the latest technology will allow for more interoperability among systems, greater autonomy and control, and an enhanced operator experience for America’s Soldiers who rely on our products to save lives.”

Under the contract, Endeavor will deliver reset and sustainment parts and services for its FirstLook, small UGV, PackBot and Kobra robot systems. The company will also provide the required training for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) personnel.

For almost two decades, Endeavor has supplied robots to the U.S. Army and other U.S. military service branches, helping troops defeat tens of thousands of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) across the world.

In 2017, Endeavor won the U.S. Army’s Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II program, under which it is building the Army’s next medium-weight robot that will provide increased standoff capability to soldiers, to protect them from a variety of potentially lethal threats.