Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 18:23
The real world has not caught up yet with "Star Wars" and its talking, thinking robots, but some of the most sophisticated units that exist are heading to Florida this week for a Defense Department-sponsored competition.
Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 19:38
The US military has unveiled one of its most-advanced humanoid robots known as Atlas, which was created to assist in future emergency situations, the American Forces Press Service reported.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 15:33
The US Army is working to limit its dependence on GPS by developing the next generation of navigation technology, including a tiny autonomous chip, the director of the Pentagon`s research agency said Wednesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 12:40
The strategy of using social media for coordinating people in critical situations has high risk of failure, a study has said.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 17, 2013, 16:09
A new Pentagon-backed autonomous "bat drone", that can use a long claw to pluck objects off of the ground, is ready for deployment.
Last Updated: Friday, September 7, 2012, 16:45
Faster than the fastest man ever born, a Pentagon-funded robot, dubbed Cheetah, clocked 28.3mph to beat its own record.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 08:41
An unmanned hypersonic glider likely aborted its 13,000 mph flight over the Pacific Ocean last summer because unexpectedly large sections of its skin peeled off.
Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012, 19:00
DARPA’s purpose is to sponsor “revolutionary, high-payoff research” for military use.
Last Updated: Friday, November 18, 2011, 13:30
A hypersonic weapon prototype belonging to the US Army which travels at several times the speed of sound was successfully test fired on Nov 17.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 08:35
The Pentagon`s researchers plan to bolster their efforts to create offensive weapons for use in cyber warfare, reflecting a growing concern over digital threats, US officials have said.
Last Updated: Friday, August 12, 2011, 19:29
An unmanned hypersonic glider developed for U.S. defense research into super-fast global strike capability was lost after the experimental craft began flying on its own.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 18:14
The US Army`s science department is working to develop helmets that can influence a soldier`s brain.
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