Robotics

A key component in training, simulation, modeling and performing dangerous operations, robotics are playing a growing role in how the military does its job.

An autonomous robot may have already killed people — here’s how the weapons could be more destabilizing than nukes

Autonomous weapon systems are robots with lethal weapons that can operate independently, selecting and attacking targets without a human weighing in on those decisions.

7 weeks ago

UK’s future force to lean heavily into robotics, AI and hybrid power

The new program Mercury, run by the British Army, will help shape the force for battlefields beyond 2035.

2 months ago

Robotics

US Air Force picks same bomb-destroying robot used by the British Army

The goal is to field the core system as rapidly as possible, as the global supply chain for critical subsystems like cables and connectors remains backlogged across sectors since the start of the pandemic.

General Electric robot navigates uncharted terrain in US Army demo

In Army Research Laboratory program, General Electric teaches a robot how to navigate off-road on its own.

3 months ago

Four robotic vehicles compete for Turkish military contract

The UGVs will be evaluated based on five categories: general inspection, mobility, autonomy, firing and performance.

4 months ago

‘Drone Wars’: New book wonders who will be the next drone superpower

Victory in the next major conflict could very well depend on the effectiveness of drones — from their swarm capabilities to their surveillance and artificial intelligence technologies.

5 months ago

A warning to DoD: Russia advances quicker than expected on AI, battlefield tech

A new report written for the Pentagon warns of more technologically advanced Russian force that's focused on winning information advantage over the United States.

6 months ago

Marines need to trust their robots like they trust each other, commandant says

“The same way a squad leader trusts his or her Marine, they have to trust his or her machine,” Berger said.

10 months ago

This is my Marine Corps robot, there are many like it but this one is mine

Robots are coming to Marine units, but how can jarheads learn to trust their machine battle buddies?

10 months ago

Rafael combines technologies to give combat robots a ‘brain’ to map threats indoors

Watch a robot dog and drone work together, linking technologies for a multidimensional battlefield.

10 months ago

Not quite the Terminator, but ‘muscle-bound’ robots are coming for the Army, Marines

Muscle tissue added to robots will give them “never before seen mobility and agility.”

11 months ago

Defense Logistics Agency finds improvements through robotic process automation

Bots at DLA have contributed over 200,000 hours of work.

11 months ago