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World War II Part 1: Crash Course US History #35
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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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The National Intelligence Council Predicts a Very Transhuman Future by 2030
The National Intelligence Council is a high-level agency best known for producing National Intelligence Estimates – forecasts predicting future trends and issues of the next fifteen years. These extensive reports are produced every election
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Biologically Modified Soldiers Are the Future of Warfare
Stated in the National Intelligence Council (NIC) report entitled, “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds” the advancements in “neuro-enhancements could provide superior memory recall or speed of thought. Brain-machine interfaces could provide ‘superhuman’ abilities, enhancing
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US Marine Joseph Chamblin sentenced for Afghan urination video
Staff Sgt Joseph Chamblin was also told to forfeit $500 pay after admitting to wrongful desecration, among other charges. He was initially given 30 days in jail but will not serve the time because
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Hacking the Human Brain Furthers the Advent of Super Soldiers
The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is dedicated to “understanding the complete details of neural connectivity.” They endeavor to “construct a map of the complete structural and functional neural connections in vivo within and across
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One Million Robots: Our Replacements Have Arrived
In the ongoing debate as to whether robots will help or hurt the job market in the U.S. and overseas, some concrete answers are beginning to appear. Foxconn is a Chinese electronics manufacturer of mobile
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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 Continues Human Experiments to Create Military Super Soldiers
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has a $2 billion yearly budget for research into creating a super solider as well as developing a synthetic police force. Working with the human genome, DARPA
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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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US Marines recommended for trial for urination video
Two US Marines have been referred for trial by courts martial for a video of troops urinating on Taliban corpses in Afghanistan, the US military says. Staff sergeants Joseph Chamblin and Edward Deptola are also
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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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