Dear participants, spectators, and roboticists,

The German Federal Armed Forces would like to thank all of you for making the 1st European Land-Robot Trial 2006 (ELROB 2006) such a great success.
The 20 participants from 5 European countries gave an impressive performance for the spectators coming from 19 countries all over the world.
The ELROB was conducted in order to provide an overview of the European state-of-the-art in the field of UGVs with focus on short-term realizable robot systems. With regard to available capabilities, the organisers sought to promote innovative technical approaches that will enable the operation of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). Representatives of military, border patrol, special forces, police, fire brigades, and civil protection agencies from the major European countries attended. The ELROB was accompanied with a comprehensive exhibition covering a wide variety of robotics aspects.

ELROB 2006 in short:

• Capability show of the European state-of-the-art in the field of UGVs with focus on short-term realizable robot systems
• 2006 host: The German Federal Armed Forces
• 20 participants from 5 European countries
• Spectators from 19 countries worldwide
• ELROB was accompanied with a comprehensive fair (67 exhibitors)
• User defined realistic scenarios for urban and non-urban terrains
• Focus: Mobility and reconnaissance/surveillance
• About 50 articles and 15 TV reports within 10 days worldwide
• Next ELROB: civilian version: C-ELROB in September 2007 in CH; military version: M-ELROB in 2008 in D

The next ELROB will be the civilian version C-ELROB.
It will take place in August 2007 in Ticino, Switzerland.

by order
Frank E. Schneider