DARPA wants robots to learn as naturally as children do
Learning to walk is about learning from failure, and then trying again. Each new footstep carries with it a weight imbalance, and the possibility that...
Military
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The Caesars are 19.5-ton artillery units in Ukraine
Russia has been reliant on heavy artillery for centuries, and the way it is conducting its war in Ukraine is proving that little has changed....
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How drones can be communication nodes in the sky
When Army cadets at West Point train in the surrounding mountain valleys and field courses, they are learning to fight war in what the military...
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What we know about General Dynamics’ next-gen tank
Last week, American defense giant General Dynamics teased the latest iteration of its long-running tank design online. Part of a roll-out of multiple machines under...
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US government UFO investigations could combat stigma
Believing in aliens didn’t used to be so hard. In the past century, eerie tales of outer space visitors have dominated both pop culture and...
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How the large ‘flow battery’ coming to Colorado will work
Fort Carson, an Army facility south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is set to get a very large new battery. The groundbreaking for the new energy-storage...
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A new propulsion system allows this robotic dog to ‘swim’
Legs folded underneath its body, a dog-shaped robot motors through a shallow stream, front-facing sensors pointing forwards above the water’s surface. Upon reaching the shore,...
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US Army Invests In Portable Nuclear Reactors
Every organization must reduce its carbon footprint, and the US Military is no exception. As one of the largest buyers and consumers of fossil fuels,...
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Clearing mines is dangerous, even with a robot
Behind the front lines of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, robots are working to clear paths of potential explosives. This dull, deadly, and vital military...
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The UK is investing in small military recon drones
The United Kingdom wants a new drone for its military, one small enough that soldiers can bring it into battle and abundant enough that it...