There are plenty of drone variants available, but Lockheed Martin is pushing the boundaries of drone warfare thanks to their Transformer TX drones, which will be able to transport cars to and from the battlefield.
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Lockheed Martin Develops Drone to Ferry Cars Around
Published August 22, 2013 blogs , technology Leave a CommentTags: blogs, DARPA, defense, drone, future tech, lockheed martin, Technabob, technology, transformer tx
DARPA ARGUS-IS 1.8 Gigapixel Camera: Enough Resolution for Ya?
Published February 27, 2013 blogs , technology Leave a CommentTags: ARGUS-IS, Big Brother, blogs, camera, DARPA, drone, espionage, gigapixel, surveillance, Technabob, technology, UAV
There are plenty of drones hovering overhead, but I have to say that mounting one of these ultra-high resolution cameras on one will make them very useful for Big Brother. Pretty soon, they’ll be able to spot what you’re having for breakfast from 20,000 feet in the air.
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Foam Injections Could Prevent Deaths on the Battlefield
Published December 15, 2012 blogs , science , technology Leave a CommentTags: blogs, DARPA, health, medical, popular, science, SciTechDaily, technology
Future combat medics could save the lives of soldiers, preventing them from bleeding out on battlefields, by injecting medical foam into their bodies.
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IBM Supercomputer Simulates 530 Billion Neurons & 100 Trillion Synapses
Published November 22, 2012 blogs , science , technology Leave a CommentTags: blogs, brain simulation, DARPA, ibm, Neuroscience, science, SciTechDaily, supercomputing, technology
At the Supercomputing 2012 conference last week, IBM Research-Almaden presented its next milestone towards fulfilling DARPA’s cognitive computing program, Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics (SyNAPSE).
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DARPA Program Takes Advantage of Floating Icebergs
Published September 25, 2012 blogs , science , technology Leave a CommentTags: Arctic, blogs, DARPA, defense, radar, science, SciTechDaily, technology
If the Arctic continues to melt, there could be more military and commercial activity in this environment. DARPA is working on an all-seeing network of sensors that will track what is happening in the Arctic all year long. This network will include sensors placed on icebergs.
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Robotic Tentacles Have a Soft Enough Touch to Pick Up Flowers
Published September 12, 2012 blogs , science , technology 2 CommentsTags: blogs, DARPA, Harvard University, materials science, robotics, science, SciTechDaily, technology
Typically, robotic hands have had trouble being dexterous enough and delicate enough to perform certain tasks, but robotics experts from Harvard University have been developing a series of soft robots, capable of accomplishing much more than previously.
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Boston Dynamics Robotic Cheetah Clocked At 28.3 MPH
Published September 7, 2012 blogs , science , technology 1 CommentTags: blogs, Boston Dynamics, cheetah, DARPA, robotics, science, SciTechDaily, technology, WildCat
Developed for DARPA, Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah robot broke a new speed record recently, and it’s capable of running at 28.3 mph, on a treadmill. That’s faster than Usain Bolt, the current fastest man on Earth.
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