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DARPA Trains BigDog To Throw Cinder Blocks

DARPA Trains BigDog To Throw Cinder Blocks

By Zach Walton March 1, 2013

I think we’ve been too hard on DARPA. They’re not trying to incite the robot apocalypse. They’re just trying to create machines that can walk over rough terrain while helping soldiers carry heavy gear. They wouldn’t make a robot that …

DARPA's Robotic Mule Is Back And Better Than Ever DARPA's Robotic Mule Is Back And Better Than Ever
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DARPA and Boston Dynamics are going to be the heralds of the Robot Apocalypse. The two organizations have done more in the field of powerful robots than anybody else. Just last week, the two revealed their new cheetah robot that …

DARPA Wants To Spy On You Via Facebook DARPA Wants To Spy On You Via Facebook
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DARPA, the branch of the military that researches new tools of defense, is looking for a contractor to build them a new tool in the fight against terrorism. It isn’t a new super weapon, but rather something that concerns those …

DARPA To Fortify Military's Phones And Tablets DARPA To Fortify Military's Phones And Tablets

Security in the military is getting harder and harder to maintain in this day and age with the advent of smart phones and tablets that can go just about anywhere and do just about anything. With the Chinese cyber security …

Scientists Trying To Hack Into Hawking's Brain Scientists Trying To Hack Into Hawking's Brain

The desire to use robotics to help people regain mobility has been around for a few years now. Until recently the research has been moving along to help people regain mobility by implanting devices into people’s brains to pick up …

DARPA Develops Robotic Arm Controlled By Thoughts DARPA Develops Robotic Arm Controlled By Thoughts

The things that man can continually do these days never ceases to amaze me. A lot of the stuff lately seems to come from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). They recently started a competition to have companies make more …

DARPA Hypersonic Glider Runs Hot, Peels Itself Apart DARPA Hypersonic Glider Runs Hot, Peels Itself Apart

Back in August, the U.S. Military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, conducted the second test flight of their experimental hypersonic vehicle, the HTV-2. The project was part of a data collecting mission, a way to test global strike …

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New DARPA Grand Challange For Robots New DARPA Grand Challange For Robots

It looks like the United States government is getting back into the human robotics game big time. This time we have DARPA coming out with a new Grand Challenge for robots. The challenge consists of several parts and the winning …

Robotic Mule Carries 400 Pounds Of Military Equipment Robotic Mule Carries 400 Pounds Of Military Equipment

Our soldiers could soon get a helping hand in carrying gear thanks to a robotic mule. DARPA is testing a robotic mule that that will be able to carry 400 pounds of gear on a rough 20 mile trip without …

DARPA Developing Virtual Reality Contact Lenses DARPA Developing Virtual Reality Contact Lenses

The DOD is working on some cool new technology to help with soldiers performing ISR or Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. These activities require special equipment that can come as a bit of a hassle at times. DARPA or the Defense …

DARPA HTV2 Launch: Follow 13,000 MPH Plane on Twitter DARPA HTV2 Launch: Follow 13,000 MPH Plane on Twitter
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Today, the U.S. Military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will conduct the second-ever test flight of the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, or HTV-2. What’s so special about the HTV-2? Maybe the fact that it can reach top speeds …