FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARVI's technology will be used to clean Grande Pyramide of the Louvre in Paris

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2002

Advanced Robotic Vehicles, Inc ("ARVI") of Seattle announced today that it has signed a contract for the use of its technology for a self-propelled robotic device to clean the glass pyramid in the main courtyard of the Louvre in Paris. ARVI will provide all critical components for the robot to crawl on the steeply sloping sides of the sixty nine-foot tall pyramid. The I.M. Pei designed Grande Pyramide is a symbol of modern day France and a world famous architectural icon.

ARVI's contract is with RoboSoft S.A., a French robotics company which will build the robot and provide maintenance services to the Louvre. RoboSoft and the Louvre found the carrying capacity, simplicity, reliability, and safety of ARVI's robots decisive in determining which technology to employ for their project. Henry Happel, the President of ARVI, stated, “Our selection for this important work provides further validation of the breakthrough surface crawling technology developed by our founder, Henry Seemann.”

RoboSoft and ARVI anticipate that their robot will begin work on the Grande Pyramide in February 2003. The cleaning process will be performed two days every three weeks during daylight hours and will be open to view by the thousands of daily visitors to the Louvre.

Advanced Robotic Vehicles, Inc. is a privately held Washington corporation funded by local investors specializing in the design and construction of robots for performing inspection, cleaning, sanding, painting and other tasks on large area surfaces. The company is concentrating its commercial development efforts on the markets for the nondestructive inspection of commercial and military aircraft.