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Pentagon Wants Rescue Robots Built In Time For the Next “Natural Disaster”
In the wake of Tropical Storm Sandy, the Pentagon has requested that a team of “rescue robots” be engineered in time for the next “natural disaster”. The DARPA Robotics Challenge is putting out the
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DARPA combines human brains and 120-megapixel cameras to create the ultimate military threat detection system
After more than four years of research, DARPA has created a system that successfully combines soldiers, EEG brainwave scanners, 120-megapixel cameras, and multiple computers running cognitive visual processing algorithms into a cybernetic hivemind. Called
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Shoot to Kill: Autonomous Robots Developed By DARPA Will Not Question Orders
The Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) program seeks to find ways to utilize different remote robotic manipulation systems that are controlled by humans. This program is divided into 3
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Synthetic Police Are Coming: DARPA Engineering Autonomous Robots
Because of the risks involved in rescue aid workers and human response teams, DARPA awarded Boston Dynamics, Inc. a $10.9 million contract to manufacture humanoid robots that are bi-pedal, built like humans and have
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Pentagon Developing Autonomous Humanoid Robots To “Perform Evacuation Operations”
The Department of Defense has awarded a lucrative contract to an engineering and robotics design company to develop and build humanoid robots that can act intelligently without supervision. Boston Dynamics Inc. has been contracted by
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What could possibly go wrong? U.S. Army wants to give war robots more power to ‘make their own decisions’
Armies of robots including dog-like creatures walking on four legs and huge lumbering trucks are the stuff of science fiction - specifically, bleak films such as The Terminator series. But the U.S. military not only
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5 Ways Robots Are Outsourcing Humans in the Workforce
The outsourcing of human jobs as a side effect of globalization has arguably contributed to the current unemployment crisis. However, a growing trend sees humans done away with altogether, even in the low-wage countries
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PETMAN: A Giant Step Taken Toward Building DARPA’s Robot Army
As part of DARPA's Robotics Challenge, which seeks more lifelike humanoid robots, the engineers at Boston Dynamics have impressed once again. Boston Dynamics first caught the public's attention by showcasing just how fast
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