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FOSAR

Family of Sustainment Assisting Robotics

 

A Force Multiplier.

 

Why Invest in Boston Engineering's Family of Sustainment Assisting Robotics (FOSAR)?

Boston Engineering’s FOSAR is the answer to today’s maintenance workforce shortages and skilled knowledge loss issues. Through a family of interconnected robotics, platforms, and systems, the challenges associated with maintaining equipment and systems readiness can be turned from a persistent problem to a long term advantage by employing existing technologies in innovative ways.

 

Overcomes Modern Challenges with Innovative Solutions

 

  • The industrial base has significantly deteriorated over past two decades.
  • Years of knowledge is being lost with the retiring workforce.
  • New workforce is not excited or attracted to sustainment and maintenance jobs.
  • Budgets shortfalls requires establishment of cost efficient and effective solutions.
  • Weapon system availabilities still too low.
 

Technology Solution

Boston Engineering’s FOSAR:

 

  • Creates common tools and capabilities to extend effectiveness of fewer available workers.
  • Captures “gray hair” knowledge and extend access to those willing to work part-time.
  • Provides advanced and train visual and smart connected tools attractive to new workers
  • Provides commonality, open software, reduced spare part amounts and costs, and reduce training time
  • Keeps our weapon systems “in the fight”; increasing competitiveness of our private and public facilities
Download our FOSAR Concept Information Sheet
 

Outcomes

Boston Engineering’s FOSAR:

 

  • Offers Significant cost reductions in capital, manpower training, and operational execution
  • Addresses workforce retirement and shortages in the maintenance and sustaining environments
  • Extends capabilities while increasing safety, reducing physical demands on activities performed, shortening equipment downtime
  • Provides Straightforward integration with modular architectures and universal equipment
 

FOSAR Technologies

 

• Multi-Mission Vehicle Platforms • Worker Expert Guidance
• Sensors, End Effectors, and Manipulators • Secure AR-Assisted Remote Video
• Payload Integrations • Product/Systems Engineering & Design
FOSAR Technologies

Vehicle Platforms

Vacuum Crawler Magnetic CrawlerSwimming Robots

FOSAR Features & Benefits

Common Components

Fewer parts and knowledge to optimize system

Mix and Match Payloads

Universal payloads available across multiple robots

Optimized Control Electronics

Reduced SWaPc2 (Size, weight & Power, and Cost)

Scalable Power and Electronics

Common electronics for variable power

Digitally-Enabled and AR/IoT Assisted

Multiple users with control and monitoring capability

Universal Tether/ Retrieval System

Common power, data, and safety features

Common User Interfaces (UI)

Reduced training with cross-platform utility

Mixed Reality (MR) Support

Digitally visualize support capabilities for workers

Open/ Non-Proprietary Software

Multiple entities can contribute capabilities
 

Are you Experiencing Workforce Challenges?

Contact Boston Engineering to begin your FOSAR conversation

If you are experiencing significant challenges to maintaining equipment or systems due to a lack of skilled workforce or reliable recruitment, a conversation with our Assistance Robotics Experts will provide you with a pathway to a sustainable solution.

Boston Engineering’s FOSAR will provide you:

  • Advanced capabilities at a lower overall cost
  • Increased efficiency of sustainment and maintenance
  • Reduced pressure to buy more systems by keeping existing systems available.
  • Reduced training costs through commonality and standards
  • Retained experience and knowledge before it’s lost
  • Access to the retired or retiring workforce
  • And much More

Contact Boston Engineering today to start the FOSAR Conversation and learn how you can Overcomes Modern Workforce Challenges with Innovative Solutions

 

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