French-led continental stealth-bomber robot firms up
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No German input: could need a surrender button The killer-robot revolution, that 21st-century military phenomenon*, has so far been centred mainly in America, with other industrial nations like the UK trailing behind.â¦
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A military project aimed at building smarter robots has given researchers the wheels they need to make their automatons go.
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Can't wait for British-badged ones The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has moved to rapidly acquire more surveillance drones, placing an urgent order for Hermes 450 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Israel. The robot aircraft are needed for ongoing operations in southwest Asia.â¦
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The war in Iraq has proven the lethal effectiveness of roadside bombs. But the war has also proven the value of a new tool to deal with the bombs: small, agile robots that disarm or detonate the bombs at the direction of soldiers who operate the robots from a safe distance.
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The future of robotics may involve teams of small, cooperating droids.
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An untethered, autonomous robot rummaging around a geothermal sinkhole may herald the future of deep ocean -- and deep space -- robotics. By Emmet Cole.
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A Franco-Swiss team uses a robot amphibian to study how the first land animals on Earth might have walked.
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By Laurent Marot KOUROU, French Guiana  - A European Ariane rocketlaunched a military surveillance satellite on Saturday, thethird in a French-led drive for a European "spy in the sky"independent of the United States.
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The next big use for iRobot's bots: patrolling international borders.
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RunBot, a 9-inch-high machine, can adapt to different terrain, adjusting its gait and posture after a few learning experiences.
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The U.S. Army has plans to let robots handle war's dirty work.
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In the distant future, soldiers wage war from within building-sized robots that bristle with laser turrets, rocket launchers and thick armor. "MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf" lets you experience these fearsome battle mechs firsthand.
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A new generation of robotic vacuums is ready to do battle with dirt, dust and dog hair with more cleaning power and cunning than their ancestors could muster.
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It may eat flies and stink to high heaven, but if this robot works, it will be an important step towards making robots fully autonomous.
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An advanced robotic arm beats a host of other machines to win a Japanese government competition
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Military research and industrial design bring power-saving PDA to troops in the field.
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The ExoMars project to land a European robot rover on the Red Planet moves forward with an enhanced design.