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Rise of the Machines: Robot Kills Man at Volkswagen Plant
A contractor at one of Volkswagen's production plants in Germany has been killed after a robot grabbed and crushed him against a metal plate
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‘Software disaster’: Pentagon never even planned F-35’s gun to shoot until 2019
The problem with the gun system of the Pentagon’s most advanced F-35 jet, which won’t be able to shoot until at least 2019, is just a part of the disaster of ridiculously over-complex software,
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Flying car approaches liftoff as most advanced prototype yet is unveiled
With its sportscar cockpit and dragonfly wings that fold in neatly behind the cabin, it looks like something straight out of the Batcave or Q’s secret laboratory. But the creators of AeroMobil’s Flying Roadster
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DARPA’s Jet Pack Gives Supersoldiers a 4-Minute Mile
There is an array of research that seeks to create super soldiers. Back in 2010, a plan was announced to install transcranial ultrasonic mind control devices into soldiers' helmets in order to boost alertness,
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Brazil unveils ‘Robocop’ suit to protect super-elite police unit during World Cup
There will be a RoboCop style to the face of policing in Rio when football fans turn up for the World Cup in Brazil next month. Members of a special unit set up for the
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The High-Tech Soldiers of the Future Are Here
Those troops you saw in science fiction movies as a child are now real. A few years ago, many countries recognized a need to upgrade the individual infantryman and thus started their own "future
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Robots will be smarter than us all by 2029, warns AI expert Ray Kurzweil
By 2029, computers will be able to understand our language, learn from experience and outsmart even the most intelligent humans, according to Google’s director of engineering Ray Kurzweil. One of the world’s leading futurologists and
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Here’s why Google is building a robot army
For the past few weeks, we've all been thinking why Google purchased Boston Dynamics, the organization that makes those scary Big Dog and PETMAN robots for the army. This comes after the organization declared
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The Day Google Became Skynet
The New York Times reports that Google has just purchased Boston Dynamics, the company known for building biomimetic robots for DARPA, the US agency that oversees military research. This news comes just a week after
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Google Buys DARPA-funded Robotics Firm Boston Dynamics
Google has announced that it has purchased Boston Dynamics, the engineering firm which has produced all those creepy dystopian future robots for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), such as the Big Dog
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NASA Contributes to The Evolution of the Humanoid Robot With “Valkyrie”
This is an update to the ongoing technocratic mission to replace humans with robots. In the age of computers, things evolve exponentially. In just a few generations robots have gone from a scientific fantasy, to
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Pentagon Building Superhuman Soldiers of the Future
It's been a longtime dream of DARPA to grace the battlefield with super soldiers. Back in 2010, a plan was announced to install transcranial ultrasonic mind control devices into soldiers' helmets in order to
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DARPA’s New Project Sounds A Lot Like Computers That Think For Themselves
Trading isn't the only thing that happens in milliseconds nowadays, complicated exploits of computer systems happen just as fast — and with astounding potential consequences. The newest competition out of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
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Humanoid Robots to Flying Cars: 10 DARPA Projects
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has a reputation for working on some of the most cutting-edge, futuristic projects — many that could easily be mistaken for science fiction. The agency,
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Iron Man army: US military developing armor that allows special ops commandos to walk through stream of bullets, see in the dark, heal wounds and monitor vital signs
It's the superhuman suit that will turn special operations commandos into real-life Iron Men. The U.S. military is developing a new uniform for troops that will be bullet-proof, enhance the wearer's strength, heal wounds by
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DARPA Spends $10 Million To Make BigDog Stronger And Stealthier
BigDog is a cinderblock-hurling robot that shambles like a something out of Lovecraftian horror. DARPA and Boston Dynamics are developing the four-legged robot to go anywhere troops can go on foot, while carrying up
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Robots to take over jobs in human service industry, increasing the percentage of unemployed Americans
The so-called "service industry" - which includes restaurants, entertainment outlets, retail stores and hotels, among other businesses - has traditionally been one of the fastest-growing employment sectors in the country, even in a struggling
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The ‘Robocop’ headset that lets police see through walls and identify suspects just by LOOKING at them
A headset computer promises to give police officers and other emergency services Robocop-like abilities. The Golden-i device, similar to the Glass project being developed by Google, offers the ability to see through walls thanks to
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ROBOCOPS: Are Police Being Robotized?
Are police Being Robotized by “Beyond Black” High tech Microwave Shoulder Held Communication Systems ? Is there a secret plan deploying sophisticated Beyond Black high-tech pulsed beam microwaves to “robotize” the police in
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The Brain Could Become the Ultimate Weapon
As the sun sets over a desert riddled with enemy fighters, a solitary Special Forces officer slips on his helmet. He chooses his next move, and his thoughts are transmitted silently to the rest of
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