These robot battle buddies could be a game changer for the Army
The U.S. Army Research Lab recently paired a human Soldier with a battlefield robot in the first real-world demonstrat…
Check out this real-life robotic exoskeleton Marines are getting
The U.S. Marines are about to start receiving real robotic exoskeletons for testing, but these exo-suits aren’t headed into combat any time soon. Instead, they’ll be supporting logistical operations like loading and unloading pallets of gear and a…
Eerily lifelike robot dog is working with the police
It seemed like only a matter of time before the sometimes silly, sometimes terrifying robots from Boston Dynamics made their way into police work.
That time has come, apparently: The Massachusetts State Police employed the dog-like Spot from B…
This robot Army working dog may one day accompany soldiers into combat
Army scientists have been working on a canine-like robot that’s designed to take commands from soldiers, much like real military working dogs.
The Legged Locomotion and Movement Adaptation (LLAMA) robot is an Army Research Laboratory effort t…
Scientists want to give you artificial, robot muscles
Remember that LS3 Mule robot the Marines tested but then decided against deploying because it was just too noisy for use on the frontlines? That was sort of crazy, right? But Army researchers are doing a large amount of work to make quiet, robotic m…
Former Google engineer warns against building robot weapons
A former Google engineer who worked on the company’s infamous military drone project has sounded a warning against the building of killer robots.
Laura Nolan had been working at Google four years when she was recruited to its collaboration wi…
3 advanced Russian weapons (that don’t actually work)
Despite an underperforming economy and budget cutbacks, Russia has still managed to keep their place at the forefront of American discussion when it comes to looming military threats, and that’s certainly no coincidence. Russia is keen to make them…
‘Mythbusters’ Adam Savage built an ‘Iron Man’ suit that can actually fly
Adam Savage is taking fans on even more adventures in his new show, Savage Builds. In the eight-episode Discovery channel series, the Mythbusters star works with engineers to develop the craziest projects only he could dream up. In…
Check out the new 80-ton robotic assault breacher
Soldiers and Marines have risked life and limb in dangerous breach operations on the battlefield, but new technology will help keep them out of harms way.
“We never, ever want to send another soldier into a breach, so how do we do this comple…
How you can watch live as Israel attempts first private moon landing
Nearly two months after its commercial launch, a private Israeli spacecraft has slipped into lunar orbit and will soon try landing on the moon’s surface.
The dishwasher-size robot, called Beresheet (a biblical reference that means “in the be…