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National Defense
November 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Look, It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, It's an Avian Robot To conduct surveillance missions while on patrol in Afghanistan, soldiers and marines hand-launch toy model-sized airplanes called the Raven.   |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008
Robert Wood |
Fly, Robot Fly Whether as rescue robot or flying spy, this micro-aerial vehicle could change how we look at the common housefly |
Popular Mechanics
March 11, 2009
Chris Sweeney |
5 Robots that Look, Act and Are Designed Like Animals Scientists studying animal behavior and movement have developed robotic birds and bugs capable of anything from surveillance to space exploration. Here are five of our favorite biologically inspired machines. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2007
Anthony Colozza |
Fly Like A Bird Flapping wings could revolutionize aircraft design. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008
Sandra Upson |
Behold the Flying Robots Whether as rescue robot or flying spy, this micro-aerial vehicle could change how we look at the common housefly |
National Defense
February 2012
Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy's Unmanned Combat Aircraft Flying Under Cloud of Uncertainty The Navy expects to invest a growing share of its aviation research dollars in unmanned aircraft as it seeks to extend the reach and endurance of its carrier-based air wings. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009 |
Slideshow: Robots Gone Wild Creatures from across the animal kingdom offer design principles to make robots more useful, engaging, and lifelike |
National Defense
November 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Biology, Neuroscience Aid Weapon Development at Air Force Research Lab Lab researchers here increasingly are studying and mimicking Mother Nature's products. The hope is that the research will one day lead to advances including tiny aircraft that fly and act like birds and insects and bio-inspired sensors that can out-snuff Fido's nose. |
National Defense
July 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Bug-Sized `Bots for the Urban Battle The Army Research Laboratory in April awarded a $37 million contract to BAE Systems to develop biologically based surveillance and reconnaissance robots to help soldiers conduct urban warfare. |
National Defense
March 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Technologists Explore Medical Evacuation Robots There may come a day when the call of "medic!" on a battlefield will be answered by a robot rather than a corpsman. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2011
Lora G. Weiss |
Autonomous Robots in the Fog of War Networks of autonomous robots will someday transform warfare, but significant hurdles remain. |
Technology Research News
February 23, 2005
Kimberly Patch |
Humanoid robots walk naturally There's a reason most movie robots have wheels in place of legs or are powered by an embedded human. Making machines walk on two legs is exceedingly difficult. |
National Defense
October 2011
Eric Beidel |
New Aircraft Concept Promises More Speed, Endurance An engineer has designed a vertical take-off and landing aircraft that may be able to fly faster and farther than today's helicopters. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008
Susan Hassler |
Winged Victory: Fly-Size Wing Flapper Lifts Off The hope is to build robotic flies that could work in any situation in which it would be better or safer to send them instead of humans. |
Wired
January 2006
Robert Capps |
The 50 Best Robots Ever They're exploring the deep sea and distant planets. They're saving lives in the operating room and on the battlefield. They're transforming factory floors and filmmaking. |
National Defense
November 2011
Beidel et al. |
10 Technologies the U.S. Military Will Need For the Next War Examples are faster and quieter helicopters, advanced crowd-control weapons, lighter infantry equipment that doesn't overburden troops, ultra-light trucks and better battlefield communications. |
Chemistry World
February 20, 2014
Andy Extance |
Cheap polymers twist into superhuman muscles If nylon and polyethylene are twisted into coils, they can make artificial muscles that can lift loads over 100 times heavier than human muscle. They could replace motors in many uses, particularly robotics. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Galaasen & Hengl |
Robotic Technology Has Arrived With the increased use of microchips in equipment such as appliances, heating and cooling systems, entertainment systems, fire and burglar alarms and the general trend towards home automation, advanced personal robotics naturally follows. |
National Defense
October 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Army Deploying Robotic 'Mule' To Troops in Afghanistan The Army is deploying an unmanned ground vehicle to troops in Afghanistan for a several-month long evaluation in combat operations. |
Technology Research News
June 15, 2005
Eric Smalley |
Robot Runs Like Humans Researchers have developed mathematical principals for enabling human-like running in bipedal robots, including the ability to recover balance. They used the principals to develop control software that allows a two-legged robot to run. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2004 |
Makers of ground robots ask for better sensors and communication links Troops in Iraq are in desperate need of unmanned ground systems (UGSs) to dispose of land mines and booby traps. |
National Defense
July 2011
Eric Beidel |
Swarming Robot Teams to Map, Survey Buildings In the future, robots may be the true first responders. |
National Defense
November 2015
Stew Magnuson |
Marine Corps R&D Focuses on Urban Scenarios That the Marine Corps would like to return to its expeditionary, sea-based roots after serving the past decade in Iraq and Afghanistan is well known. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2006
Rosen & Hannaford |
Doc at a Distance Robot surgeons promise to save lives in remote communities, war zones, and disaster-stricken areas. |
National Defense
April 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Dept. Forecasts Greater Use of Robots in Ground Combat Officials who oversee robot technology development at the Defense Department say it is just the beginning. |
Fast Company
Erik Sofge |
The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Robotics These companies are building the droids we need. |
Popular Mechanics
February 26, 2008
Erik Sofge |
Turning Disabled Into Gamers, MIT Aims to Spread Robot Rehab One study of stroke victims indicated that robot therapy accelerated recovery and patients continued to improve even after the therapy was over. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2002
John Teresko |
Robots Revolution The arrival of robots at General Motors Corp. in 1961 brought the promise of flexible automation. Today's advances in research offer robots the chance to reach their full industrial potential. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2006
John McHale |
Boeing manned/unmanned light helicopter uses latest digital technology The A/MH-6X Little Bird is said to offer exciting new possibilities for an already outstanding platform. The most significant modifications are to the cockpit avionics and electrical systems. |
National Defense
January 2005
Robert Williams |
Unmanned `Little Bird' Could See Combat The Army is eyeing a modified MD 530F Little Bird helicopter, manufactured by the Boeing Company, that can be flown by remote control. |
National Defense
August 2014
Eric Braganca |
Affordable Options Available to Upgrade Military Helicopters While many portions of the defense budget are shrinking, the portion allocated to purchasing helicopters is falling through the floor over the next few years. |
National Defense
July 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Ground Robots Coming of Age With Expanding Missions It's an exciting time for ground robots as they get more integrated into operations. |
National Defense
June 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Students Hope Robot Snakes Slither Out of Lab A family of robots that mimic the movement of snakes have potential use in search-and-rescue and surveillance missions. |
| AskMen.com |
The First 20 Minutes The debate around the mechanics of running has garnered tons of attention recently. Here's another side to it: Humans just were never meant to run. The introduction to The First 20 Minutes by Gretchen Reynolds, a fitness columnist for the New York Times, explains why. |
BusinessWeek
March 3, 2011
Brian Bremner |
Service Robots: Rise of the Machines (Again) U.S. companies chase the fast-growing market for service bots |
InternetNews
April 4, 2006
Tim Scannell |
Funding Robotics in The War Years Robots are being groomed to take an increasingly active role in military and Homeland Security operations. |
National Defense
July 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Robotic Mule Vendors Seek Opportunities Outside Military Lockheed Martin is eying border patrol, perimeter security, mining, logging and construction markets for its robotic mule, said Myron Mills, the company's squad mission support system program manager. |
National Defense
October 2007
Grace Jean |
Robot Controllers Free Operators to Handle Weapons Several companies have developed technologies that untether troops from immobile controllers and give them the ability to hold their weapons and multitask while commanding their robots. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2012
Guizzo & Ackerman |
How Rethink Robotics Built Its New Baxter Robot Worker Rodney Brooks's new start-up wants to spark a factory revolution with a low-cost, user-friendly robot |
