A joint research project between the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Minnesota seeks robotics inspiration from invertebrates. (Shutterstock via Army)

Army researchers are developing a self-aware robot squid you can 3D print in the field

In case you weren’t already terrified of robots that can jump over walls, fly or crawl, Army researchers are developing your next nightmare – a robot squid.

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The Army has narrowed the list of locations for its new command aimed at organizing modernization to 15 cities, top service officials tell Congress. In this picture, a trainers uses an iPad during an exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. (Sgt. Krista Rayford / U.S. Army)

Army narrows locations for new Futures Command to 15

There are now 15 cities the Army will choose from to host its new modernization command, the service told Congress, where lawmakers are lobbying to attract it.

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A boy watches as Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Sass, assigned to Riverine Squadron 3, performs a biometrics scan on a fisherman on the Watah peninsula, near Rawah, Iraq. Riverine units are actively engaged in waterborne operations in Anbar province to update census details, improve security and deter insurgent activity.

A new Army lab to accelerate the use of biometric data

The Biometric System Integration Laboratory, which opened in February at Fort Belvoir in northern Virginia, will serve as a proving ground for emerging biometric devices and networking capabilitie

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Maj. Gen. David Bassett, PEO C3T, will deliver a keynote address at the C4ISRNET conference on May 10. (U.S. Army photo by Ryan Myers)

Maj. Gen. David Bassett to deliver keynote speech at 2018 C4ISRNET conference

Maj. Gen. David Bassett, the head of the U.S. Army’s PEO-C3T, will be among the keynote speakers at the 17th annual C4ISRNET conference May 10.

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