Robot carrier planes start work early with Navy SEALs
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Cellphone Topguns catapult from commando speedboats A capable robot aeroplane has been successfully catapult launched and recovered using an arrester hook by a US Navy warship - and the ship was only 25 metres long.â¦
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Bones McCoy jobless before even born NASA is to carry out a contest between human and robotic surgeons in conditions of zero gravity this week. Competing fleshy and machine medics are even now carrying out a variety of procedures aboard C-9 military cargo aircraft soaring in parabolic arcs high above the Gulf of Mexico.â¦
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Boeing and Northrop Grumman have inked a memorandum of agreement which will see the two aerospace giants join forces to compete for the contract to build NASA&#39;s Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) - part of the Agency&#39;s Constellation project to send robotic
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Some of the Pentagon's largest contractors, including Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., will begin a joint effort today to encourage development of technology standards that will ensure weapons systems of the future can communicate with each other. -The Washington Post
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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 Navy considers deploying dozens of trained dolphins and sea lions -- capable of detecting mines and cuffing rogue swimmers -- in Washington state. By the Associated Press.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is finally ready to fly its first mission of the year, with the space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts scheduled for liftoff on Friday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The first Medal of Honor awarded for combat in Afghanistan will be&#13;&#10;presented to the family of a Navy SEAL who&#13;&#10;gave his life to make a radio call for help for his team
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RoboCops and robot soldiers got a little closer to reality Thursday as a maker of floor-cleaning automatons teamed up with a stun-gun manufacturer to arm track-wheeled 'bots for police and the Pentagon.
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Following its successful test flight in June, the American Mojave Aerospace team, led by Burt Rutan and backed by Paul Allen, plans to launch its first official flight in pursuit of the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Wednesday.
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Clearing dust storms on Mars allow Nasa's robotic rovers to increase their workload.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Technicians began filling shuttle Discovery's fuel tank for a launch attempt at 11:38 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, officials said.
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Tuesday, barring a weather-caused delay, for the first time the United States will send an autonomous robot vehicle to join up with a satellite and conduct a 20-hour demonstration of its abilities -- without any human guidance.
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Extraordinary advances in unmanned aerial vehicles signify progress in the field of robotics.
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NASA scientists are testing a hardy underwater robot that will ply the waters of Wisconsin, then the Antarctic before heading to the icy seas of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons.
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By Jeff Postelwait World Staff Writer  Sending a message to mission control, Cmdr. Garrett Pool asked for the countdown to commence as the five-member team of the Hawkings Explorer was ready to begin its mission to Mars. "We are ready for liftoff," Garrett said.
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The specialist in small unmanned aircraft systems takes off during its first fiscal quarter of 2008.