Robotic vehicles to fight with enemy forces in Army training event
McQ, Textron Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems and Oshkosh Defense will build the light RCV prototypes.
By Jen Judson
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Russian forces may have seized first Estonian ground robot in Ukraine
Images started showing up in Russian social media channels this month of what appears to be a damaged THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle.
First Next-Gen Combat Vehicle and robotic wingman prototypes to emerge in 2020
The head of the Army's Next-Gen Combat Vehicle cross-functional team says to expect an NGCV and robotic combat vehicle prototype by FY20.
By Jen Judson
AI warfare is coming, and some global leaders say NATO isn’t ready
The future of warfare will involve artificial intelligence systems acting as lethal weapons, and much like cyber a decade ago, NATO allies are ill-equipped to manage the potential threat, said current and former European leaders speaking at the Munich Security Conference.
By Jill Aitoro
Meet MRZR X — the Polaris equipment transport ground robot
Polaris dropped the curtain on its new MRZR X, its offering for the Army's unmanned Squad Multipurpose Transport Vehicle (SMET) competition, at AUVSI.
By Jen Judson
Ukraine is already on a second iteration of combat-ready war robots
Robot soldiers from cinematic nightmares are glistening silver automatons, with rictus skulls or towering automaton bodies. Robot soldiers in real life? Not so much.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
‘Furious’ program could lead to combat robots for French Army
A study will look into robots for missions including reconnaissance, inspection inside a building and carrying equipment, with a focus on autonomous movement.
By Pierre Tran
MantaDroid could be the wet, electric, flapping robotic sea scout of the future
The manta is a fascinating creature, and so it should come as no surprise that the manta also makes a fascinating body for an underwater robot.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
Four companies advance to build Army’s equipment transport ground robot
Four companies have advanced to build ground robots capable of equipment transport ahead of a program of record where one of the four will be selected to produce the unmanned vehicle for the Army.
By Jen Judson
This robot will pepper spray targets
General Robotics has unveiled a less-lethal weapon module for its DOGO robots.
By Michael Peck
Is the most significant military robot slinking around a lab in Massachusetts?
These robots, agile and quadrupedal,are the kind of machines that might accompany squads into the field, provide imagery of what the human eye cannot see and maybe even probe dangerous explosive devices.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
Starting off small: Army grapples with bringing robotics into fold
Is the Army ready to bring robotics and autonomy into its ground formations, or is it still just over the rainbow?
By Jen Judson