Tag Archives: DARPA

BigDog Robot Tosses Cinder Blocks 17 Feet!

▲ ▲ ▲ BigDog Robot Prepare for the new world of robots all around you and being a familiar part of your environment. BigDog now has manipulative strength and can toss cinder blocks with its “mouth” upwards of 17 feet. … Continue reading

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AtlasProto Robot Walking the Gauntlet & Improving Abilities

▲ ▲ ▲ The latest update from Boston Dynamics increases the creepiness, which seems inexorable, with Atlas the anthropomorphic robot. Regardless of assurances otherwise, this will not ultimately end well for humans. AtlasProto: Walking the Gauntlet Atlas is an anthropomorphic … Continue reading

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Cheetah Robot Runs Faster Than Usain Bolt!

▲ ▲ ▲ Cheetah Robot Concept: The Inevitable Future We await the untethered outdoor version in 2013 as the Rise of the Machines and Artificial Intelligence continues unabated… Cheetah Robot Runs 28.3 mph; a Bit Faster than Usain Bolt Cheetah … Continue reading

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Rough-Terrain Robot Follows Human Leader

▲ ▲ ▲ LS3 – Legged Squad Support System The future proxy for ground war – robots – beginning with doing the grunt work. Follow the human leader, at least for now. AI autonomy will be next as the creepiness … Continue reading

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Rough Terrain and Jumping Robots by Boston Dynamics, RHex and Sand Flea

▲▲▲ RHex Rough Terrain Robot Boston Dynamics has rolled out two robots funded by the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force, the enhanced RHex rough terrain robot and the Sand Flea jumping robot. Expect to see Sand Flea in future law … Continue reading

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Cheetah Robot Sets Speed Record: Designed to Strike Quickly, Pursue Humans, Reconnoiter

▲ ▲ ▲ DARPA Cheetah Cheetah Robot Sets Speed Record: Designed to Strike Quickly, Pursue Humans, Reconnoiter If you think being chased by a cheetah is horrific, then being chased by a faster and weaponized robotic cheetah is doom. This … Continue reading

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Drones Over America, Coming to Spy on You!

▲ ▲ ▲ Welcome to Amerika!: Of the Drones, By the Drones, For the Drones Drones Over America, Coming to Spy on You! Roger Tory Peterson, a conservationist and inventor of the modern field guide, wrote a classic book in … Continue reading

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Robots Become More Autonomous, Lines Blur Between Military & Civilian Applications

▲ ▲ ▲ The Talon by QinetiQ: One Tough Robot Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Spur Military Robot Development Three robot developers, iRobot, QinetiQ, and AeroVironment are noted in the video below The first robot shown is a QinetiQ Raider / … Continue reading

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Wasp Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) Developed by DARPA and AeroVironment

▲ ▲ ▲ Wasp Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) Wasp Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) There are variations and sizes of the Wasp that have been around for several years. The video below was just released by AeroVironment, Inc. Their joint goal … Continue reading

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IBM Unveils Cognitive Computing Chips: Significant step in computer evolution from calculators to learning systems

▲ ▲ ▲ Cognitive Computing: the breakthrough for artificial intelligence? Cognitive Computing Chips IBM has announced, “IBM researchers unveiled a new generation of experimental computer chips designed to emulate the brain’s abilities for perception, action and cognition. The technology could … Continue reading

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Hummingbird Spybot Unveiled by DARPA

▲ ▲ ▲ Nano Hummingbird Spybot by AeroVironment Hummingbird Spybot Unveiled by DARPA: AeroVironment ornithopter with video camera AeroVironment has developed a Nano Hummingbird for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). A video and photographs were recently released. The “nano” … Continue reading

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