Navy opens ‘Hunger Games’ arenas for military robots – msnbc.com
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Navy opens 'Hunger Games' arenas for military robots
msnbc.com A new US Navy lab can track every movement of battlefield robots as they struggle to survive arenas built to resemble scorching deserts, wave-pounded shores and tropical rain forests. The lab's biggest environment has high-speed video cameras that … Navy Opens 'Hunger Games' Arena for Military Robots |
How to make ethical robots – PhysOrg.com
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How to make ethical robots
PhysOrg.com For example, for autonomous military robots, these bounds would include principles derived from the Geneva Conventions and other rules of engagement that humans use. Civilian robots would have different sets of bounds specific to their purposes. |
For Robot Maker, the Future Is Getting Closer – New York Times
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For Robot Maker, the Future Is Getting Closer
New York Times As sales of its vacuums and military robots grew, iRobot's earnings shot up to $40 million last year from $756000 in 2008, and its stock surged to $38 a share from $7. But with pressure mounting for budget cuts at the Pentagon, Mr. Angle told analysts … |
iRobot is launching new emerging technology division – Boston.com
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iRobot is launching new emerging technology division
Boston.com … iRobot Corp. is implementing a reorganization that will create a new emerging technology division at the company, in addition to the more established businesses focusing on home robots like the Roomba and military robots like the Packbot. iRobot Aligns for the Next Stage of Innovation and Growth Bedford's iRobot realigns company IRobot Reorganizes To Pursue New Markets Like Retail |
The Big Robot Questions – Slate Magazine
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The Big Robot Questions
Slate Magazine Experts continue to worry about whether it is humanly possible to create software sophisticated enough for armed military robots to discriminate combatants from noncombatants, as well as threatening behavior from nonthreatening. |
A Military Robot that Does It All – Technology Review
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A Military Robot that Does It All
Technology Review By Tom Simonite With the launch of the Warrior, a large wheeled robot with a hefty mechanical arm, military robots just got significantly larger and more adaptable. The robot rides on caterpillar tracks like a tank. It can climb stairs and cover rough … |
More drones, more robots, more wars – Reuters Blogs (blog)
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More drones, more robots, more wars
Reuters Blogs (blog) Or, as Peter Singer, a Brookings Institution scholar who has written widely on military robots has put it — technology grows at an exponential pace, human institutions at a linear, if not glacial, pace. That echoes an observation by the late science … |
Robotics Scientists’ New ‘Shrewbot’ Uses Whiskers To Navigate – Huffington Post
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Robotics Scientists' New 'Shrewbot' Uses Whiskers To Navigate
Huffington Post Researchers believe the whisker technology may be applicable in search or military robots that need to get around in smoke-filled or dark environments. "Overall this project has taken us to a new level in our understanding of active touch sensing and … |
New iRobot Reacts to Environments, Still Lacks Emotions – PCWorld
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New iRobot Reacts to Environments, Still Lacks Emotions
PCWorld iRobot also makes the PackBot, Sugv, and a number of other military robots.) Ava in its current form took eight months to develop. iRobot first demonstrated it at CES 2011, but that prototype was effectively just a shell with a few basic functions. … |
Robot-Makers Ponder Next Moves as Wars Wind Down – National Defense Magazine
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Robot-Makers Ponder Next Moves as Wars Wind Down
National Defense Magazine Executives at the three major suppliers of military robots — iRobot, QinetiQ North America and Remotec — believe that there are still opportunities out there despite the anticipated drawdown, a lack of permanent programs and a Defense Department … |
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