robotics

  1. Grey Havoc

    DARPA Upward Falling Payload

    Paging Mr. David Mace, Paging Mr. Greg Bear. Via Slashdot: DARPA wants to dot ocean floor with network of robotic pods that can spy, explore (NETWORKWORLD) http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2013/01/11.aspx...
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    • 2010s 2020s cybernetics darpa defense advanced research projects agency robotics united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. bobbymike

    Sand Flea Jumping Robot

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4ZZQkcNEo&feature=player_embedded Weaponize, weaponize and weaponize
  3. Grey Havoc

    USN Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot (SAFFiR)

    From Wired.com: Navy’s Newest Robot Is a Mechanized Firefighter By Katie Drummond March 8, 2012 | 12:56 pm | Categories: robots Meet SAFFiR: Embedded sensors allow the 'bot to see through smoke, and sophisticated upper-body agility let the 'bot throw fire-squelching grenades. Illo: Naval...
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    • 2010s office of naval research robotics united states united states navy
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    • Forum: Military
  4. Grey Havoc

    Tessiot mobile ground target

    A late 1990's French government sponsored project for a "Ground Target For Simulating The Heat Silhouette Of A Vehicle Such As A Tank". Intended for both peacetime use as a training (including live fire) target and as a wartime mobile decoy system. Was what would be known today as 'optionally...
  5. bobbymike

    Robotics - General News

    Video at this link - http://www.hizook.com/blog/2009/08/03/high-speed-robot-hand-demonstrates-dexterity-and-skillful-manipulation Think of the military applications for robotic technologies able to be this dexterous and this fast. Humans can think awfully fast but are limited by our physical...
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    • 21st century cybernetics japan robotics
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    • Forum: The Bar
  6. Grey Havoc

    Ships running on mud?

    SecNav Posits Drone Ships Fueled by Sediment At a breakfast meeting with DC-based defense reporters today, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus (now clearly not in contention to be SecDef) sketched a future force of unmanned ships pulling power from the sea floor. Office of Naval Research just did...
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    • 2010s 21st century office of naval research onr robotics united states united states navy usv uuv
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    • Forum: Military
  7. Grey Havoc

    Hitachi SWAN and RESQ series robots

    Thought this might be topical in light of current events. Both of these series were developed in the early 2000's by Hitachi for use in nuclear accidents. However they appear to have fallen victim to to political shenanigans shortly thereafter. The [final?] SWAN prototype ended up (ironically)...
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    • cybernetics japan robotics
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    • Forum: The Bar
  8. Triton

    UK MoD Future Protected Vehicle

    From theworacle via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFbbc00jnbQ
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    • 2010s airmobile bae systems british army cybernetics ministry of defence robotics united kingdom
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  9. Mr London 24/7

    'Tracked' Mini Submarines in Swedish waters - 1980's

    In the Eighties there was an infamous spate of submarine incidents in Swedish waters, apparently involving mini submarines penetrating close to shore (and even inside harbour areas). From the reports at least some of these would appear to have been fitted with Caterpillar/Tank style Tracks...
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    • 1980s crawlers kingdom of sweden red fleet robotics royal swedish navy soviet navy soviet union ussr uuv
    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  10. Andrei_bt

    Robot vechicles on the base of future tank

    Higly protected manned-unmanned systems vith remote control for special situations. Info (in russian) - http://andrei-bt.livejournal.com/13350.html
  11. Matej

    WUT (Warsaw University of Technology) UAV/UCAV projects

    Lets start with the most interesting one - PW124 UCAV. The project, that should led to the new manned or unmanned light attack aircraft.
  12. flateric

    85 ton man-operated 'Beetle' built for AFSWC to tend nuclear-powered rockets

    Courtesy LIFE/Google
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    • af project no. 8171 air force special weapons center aircraft nuclear propulsion program cold war general electric company robotics shielded remote handling vehicle teleoperation united states united states air force usaf shielded cab vehicles
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  13. flateric

    Boston Dynamics Big Dog and other military transport robots

    For those who didn't often read Ares blog...not a fresh news but was impressive for me. It worth reading http://www.bostondynamics.com/content/sec.php?section=robotics and especially looking at in action http://www.bostondynamics.com/dist/BigDog.wmv...
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    • cybernetics robotic combat vehicle robotics unmanned ground vehicle
    • Replies: 147
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  14. R

    FCS - Future Combat Systems - Evolution

    Hola!!! I'm interested in information on the evolution of the FCS. These are two models I made from depictions taken out of ARMOR MAGAZINE in 1997. The model is a concept contest winner apparently designed by Dr. Asher Sharoni, from Western Design Howden (WDH) Thanks, Rafa
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    • 2000s future cavalry systems late 1990s netcentric warfare revolution in military affairs robotics transformation u.s. army united states
    • Replies: 101
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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