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Highly Maneuverable DIY Drone...

Highly Maneuverable DIY Drone

| June 5, 2010 | 326 Views |

Check out this highly maneuverable DIY drone made by Daniel Mellinger, Dr. Nathan Michael, and Dr. Vijay Kumar at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. The quadrotor drone makes some impressive moves through some tight spaces, all with seemingly precision control. The demo is certainly an eye-opener as to how advanced the world of robotic drones is becoming. If this is the DIY UAV...

iRobot Warrior 710 UGV With APOBS...

iRobot Warrior 710 UGV With APOBS

| June 1, 2010 | 353 Views |

iRobot has released a modified version of its PackBot unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) capable of carrying various payloads and accessories including the mine clearing Anti-personell Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS). iRobot Warrior UGV Launches APOBS The new bot known as the Warrior 710 can carry up to 150 pounds; operates in all weather conditions; climbs upstairs and over rough...

Micro UGV To Neutralize IEDs...

Micro UGV To Neutralize IEDs

| May 22, 2010 | 339 Views |

A new micro-UGV armed with eight pencil-sized rockets could be the counter-IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) system of the future. The Pincher, developed by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, is designed to disable IEDs from a long distance with minimum collateral damage. Pincher UGV Seen here mounted atop a miniature UGV, the Pincher comprises of a remotely operated...

Geminoid F Automated Receptionist...

Geminoid F Automated Receptionist

| April 20, 2010 | 366 Views |

Japanese robot makers Kokoro and the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory have developed a new remotely operated female robot that can duplicate the facial expressions and speech of her human operator. Geminoid F Female Robot The Geminoid F, is modeled after a real woman – seen in the pic – and has life-like silicone skin, realistic black hair and a nice set of pearly whites. The...

Precision Urban Hopper Jumps 25 FT...

Precision Urban Hopper Jumps 25 FT

| September 17, 2009 | 711 Views |

A video clip (shown below) released by the Sandia National Laboratory demos DARPA’s Precision Urban Hopper for the first time. The rugged unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), primarily designed to reduce military casualties by providing reconnaissance, is capable of leaping over 25-foot tall obstacle without sustaining any damage. The hopper is roughly the size of a shoebox, guided by...

Battlefield Extraction Assist Robot R...

Battlefield Extraction Assist Robot – BEAR

| September 5, 2009 | 887 Views |

The US Army has developed a new unmanned ground vehicle that can rescue victims from an array of dangerous situations. The humanoid BEAR – Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot – is being developed by Vecna Robotics and features a powerful upper body controlled by hydraulics that can lift 500 pounds. And because it’s remote controlled, it can locate victims on the...

iPhone Robot...

| July 28, 2009 | 620 Views |

When it comes to electronics, there are two words that have become something of a modern-day trend – robotics and the iPhone. With both technologies being on the verge of starting a new chapter in the digital revolution, what better way to progress than to incorporate both into one device? And that is exactly what Japanese inventor has done. Meet Robochan – a humanoid robot...

UGV Robot Warfare...

UGV Robot Warfare

| July 4, 2009 | 1,345 Views |

iRobot’s Ember The consumer/military robot manufacturer iRobot has spawned the little brother of its already famous Packbot, proving once again that remote controlled unmanned vehicles are the future of battlefield support. The new bot, known as Ember, weighs less than 1 pound and is small enough to fit in your pocket. It runs on reversible treads and has two flippers at one end...

Human-Like Visions Helps Robots Maneuver...

Human-Like Visions Helps Robots Maneuver

| June 29, 2009 | 456 Views |

Traversing cluttered or unpredictable terrain is one of those seemingly trivial tasks that pose extreme difficulty for robots. But a new robotic vision system based on key functions of the human brain promises to let robots maneuver quickly and safely through cluttered environments. Researchers envision this technology will lead to a robot developed specifically to help guide the...

T Hawk Autonomous Flying Robot Saves Liv...

T Hawk Autonomous Flying Robot Saves Lives

| March 22, 2009 | 1,975 Views |

The British Ministry of Defense has employed a new device designed to minimize casualties in the search for IEDs, land mines and roadside bombs. The T-Hawk RQ-16, a small autonomous drone, offers hover and stare capabilities enabling close reconnaissance and scrutiny of potential threats without exposing the soldier to unnecessary risk. Developed by Honeywell and named after the...

Lockheed Martin Multiple Kill Vehicle...

Lockheed Martin Multiple Kill Vehicle

| December 10, 2008 | 1,955 Views | 2 Comments

Lockheed Martin has recently reported it’s first successful flight of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L). The MKV is designed to maneuver into combat areas and intercept all lethal targets, whilst avoiding any countermeasures the enemy may deploy in an attempt to trick the system. Using tracking data from the Ballistic Missile Defense System...

Tetra Vaal Law Enforcing Military Robot...

Tetra Vaal Law Enforcing Military Robot

| August 14, 2008 | 1,502 Views |

This great video has been gaining some attention on the Internet recently. The concept is believable and to be honest, the implications that we already created an artificial form of life aren’t far off either. But for anyone with some tech know how, or for those who never believe any to-good-to-be-true video clip, it was never a reality, more of a great piece of CGI. Although the...

Titanic Search Was Secret Military Cover...

Titanic Search Was Secret Military Cover Up

| May 26, 2008 | 7,561 Views | 6 Comments

The man who located the wreck of the Titanic has revealed that his mission was used as a cover up story to camouflage the military’s real objective of inspecting the wrecks of two Cold War nuclear submarines. Dr Bob Ballard who led the team that found the wreck of the Titanic back in 1995, admitted that he was only allowed to search for the sunken luxury cruise liner after he located...

The Crusher – DARPAs Six Wheeled A...

The Crusher – DARPAs Six Wheeled Autonomous Robot

| March 14, 2008 | 3,247 Views |

Pioneers in military technology DARPA – The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – have just unveiled a six-wheeled autonomous robot that is capable of maneuvering through ditches, walls, streams and even other vehicles whilst raining down a hail of bullets against its enemies. Crusher UGV The Crusher – developed at the Carnegie Mellon University...

Remote Control Helicopter With Full-Auto...

Remote Control Helicopter With Full-Auto Shotgun

| January 10, 2008 | 4,394 Views | 3 Comments

There have been a number of autonomous helicopters developed in the past that have proven their worth to the Military. Able only to performing mundane tasks such as surveillance, mine detection, and escort duty they certainly have still been beneficial, but no previous model will quite match the new AutoCopter Gunship developed by Neural Robotics Incorporated, well at least not in fire...

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