Image via Wikipedia Way back in the 1970s, hardware-hacker hobbyists built kit computers like the Altair 8800— and in doing so paved the way for the computer revolution that would reshape ev... Read more
Image by Getty Images via Daylife An international debate is needed on the use of autonomous military robots, a leading academic has said. Noel Sharkey of the University of Sheffield said th... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Hardly a day seems to pass without a new report of a soldier or civilian being killed or maimed by an improvised explosive device(IED) in Afghanistan or Iraq. Just such a... Read more
Image via Wikipedia As impressive as today’s robots are, engineers are no further along in their use on the battlefield than the Wright brothers were at Kitty Hawk. And, much like earl... Read more
A way to fly a balloon in and out of the stratosphere ACCORDING to the old adage, what goes up must come down. But in the case of balloons, the descent sometimes comes sooner than expected.... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Boston Dynamics‘s Legged Squad Support System is the latest challenge for robotics pioneer Marc Raibert Within the next three years, the U.S. military will test the... Read more