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re², Inc. CEO, Jorgen Pedersen, Elected Chairman of JAUS Weapons Payload Committee

re², Inc. Expands Software Engineering and Defense Capabilities with Two New Hires

PITTSBURGH, PA - September 13, 2004 - re², Inc. (Robotics Engineering Excellence), a Carnegie Mellon spin-off company specializing in mobile defense robotics, announced today that president and CEO, Jorgen Pedersen, has been elected Chairman for the JAUS (Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems) Working Group's Weapons Payload Committee. The Weapons Payload Committee will address the safety and logic issues surrounding weapons payloads on unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and establish the corresponding JAUS software standards.

JAUS is a Department of Defense (DoD) mandated software architecture developed to establish a standard for unmanned systems. The JAUS Working Group was chartered in 1998 by the DoD's Joint Robotics Program to create the JAUS standards, gain UGV community acceptance, and expand the architecture. The JAUS Working Group meets three to four times each year and the most recent meeting was held in Pittsburgh on August 23-26, 2004.

"I am proud to be serving in a leadership role within the JAUS community," said Jorgen Pedersen, president and CEO of re², Inc. "We, at re², understand the importance of the JAUS standard and have expanded our software development and support teams with top-notch engineers to ensure that our unmanned systems adhere to these standards."

"The JAUS Working Group is tasked with creating a software standard to ensure that DOD unmanned systems are interoperable, can insert new capabilities easily, and remain open and scalable," said Jeff Kotora, Chairman of the JAUS Working Group. "Therefore, it is critical that the Working Group addresses the integration of weapons payloads within our software standards."

"Jorgen's appointment as chairman of this important new subcommittee within the JAUS Working Group is a natural fit considering his company's experience with control software for unmanned systems," said Bill Thomasmeyer, President of the Robotics Foundry. "The establishment of standards for agile robotics marks an important milestone in the emergence of this new industry sector and the increased participation of regional robotics companies in that process serves to reinforce the region's growing reputation as the RoboCorridor."

In addition to the company's activity with the JAUS Working Group, re², Inc. is in the process of solidifying its own JAUS components for UGVs. re², Inc. recently added two new employees to bolster its defense-related software engineering capabilities.

Brian Beyer, Systems Engineer and former Sergeant with the United States Marine Corps, lends his military expertise to the team by analyzing the operational suitability, man-machine interface, payload interface, and deployment procedures for UGVs. Beyer served as a Sergeant with 1st Battalion 2nd Marines as part of Task Force Tarawa in Operation Iraqi Freedom and saw action in the Battle of Nasiriyah. He was distinguished for his technical and tactical proficiency and was meritoriously promoted three times.

John Culbertson, Software Robotics Engineer, brings several years of technical expertise to the team. Culbertson's has both software and mechanical engineering experience and most recently he has assisted in the development of re², Inc.'s JAUS-based controller platform.

About re², Inc.
re², Inc. (Robotics Engineering Excellence), located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a Carnegie Mellon spin-off company specializing in mobile defense robotics with an emphasis on unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). re², Inc. has partnered with universities and industry leaders, such as Carnegie Mellon and Exponent, Inc., to develop and support robotic technologies. As a defense subcontractor, re², Inc. has contributed to the development of mobile robotic technologies for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Army's Rapid Equipping Force (REF), The Office of Naval Research (ONR), and The Marine Corps. For more information, visit www.resquared.com or call (412) 681-6382.

About the Robotics Foundry
The Robotics Foundry is an independent, non-profit economic development organization formed to accelerate the growth of the emerging, agile robotics industry and to establish a significant industry cluster in the "RoboCorridor" encompassing western Pennsylvania and beyond. Working side by side with Carnegie Mellon and the region's other universities, the Robotics Foundry devises and implements various programs and initiatives that accelerate the transition, hardening, integration, and commercialization of agile robotic technologies and solutions and facilitate the formation of companies and creation of products and services based on those technologies. The Robotics Foundry is located at 4514 Plummer Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.

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re2, Inc. Media Contact
Jessica Jordan Pedersen
(412) 681-6382
jessica@resquared.com