Tag: military robots
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This Tiny Robot Will Amaze You By Its Robustness And Fast Action
We predict that this unique Micro-UAV by CyPhy Works will soon be famous. Its performances is just amazing when compared to its tiny size. The American manufacturer hopes that it will be used by the special forces units in their missions. 6 propellers. 80 grams and 2 hours of autonomy, you will indeed be impressed by this…
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ATLAS: The MIT’s Humanoid Robot Can Carry A Heavy Beam
The MIT’s humanoid robot ATLAS is making considerable progress. This impressive biped is able to take up a metal beam and carry it. The site Gizmodo has given it the title “Humanoid robot ATLAS advances and reaches the level of a lazy teenager“. Apart from this humorous title, watching the video just released by the MIT team, we can say…
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Canadian Military To Buy 20 Reconnaissance PackBots 510 From iRobots
The Canadian military will spend $9.6 million for the purchase of 20 deminers robots from the American iRobot. They will be delivered by April 2015. iRobot Corporation has won a new tender, this time from Canadian military, to provide 20 reconnaissance robots of type PackBot 510 CBRN Recce Systems. This robot type is an extension of the famous…
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Israeli Army Uses Micro Tactical Ground Robots To Explore Tunnels In Gaza
The Israeli army is using crawler robots for the exploration of the maze of underground tunnels used by Hamas. By using robots, Israelis reduce the risk of casualties. One objective of the Israeli Army is to destroy all these tunnels built by Hamas. The Israeli army has begun using robots to explore these tunnels. Hamas used them as…
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LS3: Google’s Mule Robot Field Tested In RIMPAC 2014 By US Marines
LS3 is the mule robot developed by DARPA which was later acquired by Google. We had not seen any new performance of the robot since 2013. However, during RIMPAC, the quadruped robot was first tested in real conditions by US Military. Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) is held every two years on American soil in…
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BigDog: The Google’s Mule Robot Takes Its First Steps
No doubt robots have undergone phenomenal development in the past few years. Some people are even skeptic that robots may enslave human beings one day. The latest news in the robotics is the Google’s interest in using its robot to serve the U.S. Army. The LS3 (Legged Squad Support System), aka BigDog was recently tested during military training…
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Duke: An Autonomous Robotic Weapon Firing System For Helicopters
First of its kind, a 100% robotic and remote weapon firing system for helicopters was unveiled at Eurosatory defense show in Paris. Duke Airborne Systems has developed a compact robotic weapon system designed for the helicopters. Israeli manufacturer claims that its system can easily be integrated into the transport aircrafts without the need for extra staff or space.…
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Robot PETMAN Walks Like Humans Wearing Human Clothes (Video)
The American company Boston Dynamics has been building the PETMAN (Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for last many years. Previously, we have been seeing the videos of headless PETMAN Robot trying to imitate humans in the jobs like doing push-ups, walking, squatting, climbing stairs, stretching and self balancing when…