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#44: Frontline Robotics: Enabling safer execution of one of the Army’s most dangerous tasks

February 3, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Military Engineering, Podcast episodes 0:40:15 0 Comments

Combat engineers perform some of the military’s most dangerous duties, from breaching obstacles and clearing minefields to constructing front-line defensive positions while under enemy assault. ERDC’s Robotics for Engineer Operations – or REO – program is helping them do so safely. REO develops robotic capabilities that allow combat engineers to operate from safe standoff distances….

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Video: #44: Robotics for Engineer Operations

February 3, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Military Engineering, video podcasts 0 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBMZV-ICZ8E Video: #44: Robotics for Engineer Operations Combat engineers perform some of the military’s most dangerous duties, from breaching obstacles and clearing minefields to constructing front-line defensive positions while under enemy assault. ERDC’s Robotics for Engineer Operations – or REO — program is helping them do so safely. REO develops robotic capabilities that allow combat…

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Podcast Resources: #44: Robotics for Engineer Operations

February 3, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Military Engineering, Podcast resources 0 Comments

ERDC’s Robotics for Engineer Operations program develops robotic capabilities that allow combat engineers to perform dangerous tasks, such as clearing minefields, breaching obstacles and digging defensive positions without exposing themselves to danger. Listen to the podcast with Dr. Ahmet Soylemezoglu discussing REO: PowerofERDCpodcast.org/44-REO. Watch the video of the interview: PowerofERDCpodcast.org/44-REO_video For inquiries about REO, email ERDCinfo@usace.army.mil….

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#44: Frontline Robotics: Enabling safer execution of one of the Army’s most dangerous tasks

February 3, 2026 Christopher Kieffer Military Engineering 0:40:15 0 Comments

Combat engineers perform some of the military’s most dangerous duties, from breaching obstacles and clearing minefields to constructing front-line defensive positions while under enemy assault. ERDC’s Robotics for Engineer Operations – or REO – program is helping them do so safely. REO develops robotic capabilities that allow combat engineers to operate from safe standoff distances….

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#38: H2Rescue: Providing Power, Water and World Records

December 23, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Installations and Operational Environments 0:28:32 0 Comments

Roughly the distance from New York to Miami – or 1,806 miles. That’s how far a vehicle, developed in part by ERDC, drove on one tank of hydrogen fuel to not only set a mark honored by the Guinness Book of World Records, but also to advance new and existing hydrogen-powered technologies. In this episode,…

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Podcast Resources: #38: H2Rescue

December 23, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Installations and Operational Environments, Podcast resources Comments Off on Podcast Resources: #38: H2Rescue

A team at ERDC’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory; along with a long list of federal, military and industrial partners; developed the H2Rescue Vehicle to fill a gap in our nation’s ability to respond to man-made and natural disasters. Listen to the podcast with ERDC’s Nick Josefik, a lead in the vehicle’s development: PowerofERDCpodcast.org/38-h2-rescue-vehicle Watch a…

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Video: #38: H2Rescue

December 23, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Installations and Operational Environments, video podcasts Comments Off on Video: #38: H2Rescue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2njOEaTg34 Roughly the distance from New York to Miami – or 1,806 miles. That’s how far a vehicle, developed in part by ERDC, drove on one tank of hydrogen fuel to not only set a mark honored by the Guinness Book of World Records, but also to advance new and existing hydrogen-powered technologies. In this…

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#38: H2Rescue: Providing Power, Water and World Records

December 23, 2025 Christopher Kieffer Civil Works, Installations and Operational Environments, Podcast episodes 0:28:32 Comments Off on #38: H2Rescue: Providing Power, Water and World Records

Roughly the distance from New York to Miami – or 1,806 miles. That’s how far a vehicle, developed in part by ERDC, drove on one tank of hydrogen fuel to not only set a mark honored by the Guinness Book of World Records, but also to advance new and existing hydrogen-powered technologies. In this episode,…

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#20: Operational Energy

September 20, 2022 Christopher Kieffer Installations and Operational Environments 00:34:11 0 Comments

Military operations require large amounts of energy to train, move and sustain forces, as well as to power weapons platforms – and this is known as operational energy. Given the high human toll and financial cost of supplying this energy to frontline forces, new strategies are seeking to electrify the battlefield and reduce the reliance…

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#12: Structural Health Monitoring

December 22, 2021 admin Civil Works, Installations and Operational Environments 00:39:19 0 Comments

Given the aging condition and economic importance of much of the nation’s navigation infrastructure, asset managers need accurate and real-time information on the conditions of structures operating well beyond their expected design lives. However, visual inspections of structures like locks and dams are often difficult and expensive. ERDC is filling this void with a broad…

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