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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
June 2019
New Army Robotic Systems Nearly Ready for Prime Time
By Mandy MayfieldThe Army is picking up steam in its pursuit of robotic systems with a slew of platforms coming down the pipeline. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
April 2018
Navy Leadership Embracing Unmanned Systems for Future Combat
By Vivienne MachiNATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - The Navy is investing in an array of remotely piloted platforms -from tiny quadcopters to gargantuan tanker aircraft - to meet mission needs on land, at sea and in the air, service officials said April 9. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
October 2017
SOCOM Leaning on ThunderDrone Initiative to Acquire New Unmanned Systems Capabilities
By Vivienne MachiU.S. Special Operations Command hopes to discover new unmanned capabilities that could benefit the war fighter through a series of prototyping efforts — known collectively as ThunderDrone — through next year, the command's acquisition director said Oct. 2. -
Land Forces
June 2017
TRANSCOM Chief Would Like Driverless, Pilotless Logistics Vehicles Now
The leader of U.S. Transportation Command said June 6 that if he had the choice, he would introduce autonomous logistics vehicles to his fleets today. -
Global Defense Market
February 2017
Endeavor Robotics Vies for Upcoming Contracts
By Yasmin TadjdehThe newly formed standalone company is vying for a number of U.S. military ground robot programs. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
July 2016
Secretive Pentagon Office Looking at Commercial Self-Driving Vehicles
By Jon HarperAs companies like Tesla and Google are developing self-driving cars, a secretive Pentagon office is hoping to utilize this type of commercial technology for the Army and Marine Corps. -
Robotics
May 2016
Robotic Mules Remain in Development Limbo
Robot proponents inside and outside the military are asking when the demonstrations for robotic mules will end and the fielding begin. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
May 2016
‘If You’re Not Fielding, You’re Failing’
Ground robots on the battlefield are always seemingly a decade away on someone’s technology roadmap. -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
April 2016
New iRobot Spinoff Eyes Big Pentagon Contracts
By Sandra I. ErwinNew iRobot Spinoff Eyes Big Pentagon Contracts -
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
March 2016
Autonomous, Lethal Robot Concepts Must Be 'On the Table,' DoD Official Says
Current Defense Department policy calls for a human to always be the final decision maker when deciding to use a robotic system to deliver lethal force, but there are ongoing conversations in the department that could lead to machines autonomously deciding to deploy weapons, a DoD official said March 3.
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