Military Builds Robotic Insects
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Defense scientists in several countries are developing tiny flying robots that can hit the enemy with itsy-bitsy explosives. Critics worry that terrorists will adopt the nasty tech. By David Hambling.
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Frank M.  Davis and other experts have developed an entire technology to breed large numbers of insects for a variety of exotic jobs.
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In a trailblazing pairing of robotics and tractor companies, iRobot and John Deere announced plans Monday to build a 9-foot-long semi-autonomous battlefield vehicle.
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In the past couple of years, robots have started to move around and work independently. Just don't expect them to look, walk and talk like C3PO in the Star Wars movies -- rolling and beeping like R2D2 is more like it.
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The future of robotics may involve teams of small, cooperating droids.
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A MICRO robot which kills flies and powers itself using their dead bodies, is being developed by British boffins. The EcoBot II, attracts flies by emitting a stench concocted from human excrement.
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Frank M. Davis and other experts have developed an entire technology to breed large numbers of insects for a variety of exotic jobs.
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Although its more commonly known for its floor-cleaning robots, iRobot also contracts out to law enforcement and the Pentagon. A new robot could soon be armed to assist soldiers and law enforcement.
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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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For your inner entomologist: Insects that appear plucked from a future in which artificial intelligence has triumphed over the natural world.
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Legs or wheels? Entertaining or functional? The robot world has a lot of questions to resolve.
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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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Scientists have begun designing a new generation of weapons meant to be sturdier and more reliable.
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According to New Scientist.com, Scientists at the University of West England have designed an autonomous robot which generates its own energy by eating flies.
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Military research and industrial design bring power-saving PDA to troops in the field.
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Blog: It's a stun gun on a robot. The military wants them, and probably so do a lot of 13-year old boys.