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Cheetah and Atlas are DARPA inspired robots

, Feb 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

I like robots as much as the next geek, but some of them creep me out a bit. I blame it on Hector and Terminator scaring me as a kid. DARPA has some out there projects that often turn into some interesting finished items that may one day see the battlefield. Read The Full Story

Solider in Afghanistan Uses Recycled Materials to Make Awesome Action Figures

, Feb 15th 2011 Discuss [1]

PFC Rupert Valero, stationed at Khandahar, Afghanistan, has been using his spare time to build robots and action figures out of found recycled materials. He uses things like bottle caps, microwavable soup containers, yogurt cups, and even Dr. Scholl's foot powder containers to assemble his creations. In an interview with the blog Another Limited Rebellion, Valero said: "I love to improve 6” super-articulated action figures. I have an engineer’s mentality, so nothing is ever perfect enough. So I am big on tweaking and at time breaking and rebuilding toys. The use of found items is based on what is available to me out here. Slowly, I have amassed more resources like paint and hobby tools. Assemblage has really grown on me to the point I will continue to build from found items." Continue after the cut to see more of his super-fantastic action figures. Read The Full Story

7-year-old boy wins eBay auction for Harrier jet, dad not happy

, Feb 10th 2011 Discuss [2]

When I was a kid the coolest jet to me was the Harrier. It wasn’t the fastest jet or the best looking, but the thing was able to take off and land vertically so I could have one in my back yard. Apparently a 7-year-old boy from London though the same thing. Read The Full Story

TaiLinx Cougar20-H security robot can see you breathe through walls

, Feb 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

When it comes to finding out where the bad guys are inside a building, generally soldiers and police have to actually go in or have cameras available to get details. A new robot from a company called TaiLinx can show the operate where the baddies are without putting any good guys in harm's way. Read The Full Story

Heat Vision for Your Cell Phone Camera

, Feb 3rd 2011 Discuss [3]

Do you ever look into your backyard at night wondering if there are hostiles hiding in the bushes readying for an ambush? Well, if Pentagon’s research branch, Darpa, succeeds on implementing heat vision on cellphones, as is their plan, then you may soon have available to you a militarized iPhone to safeguard your house. Read The Full Story

Navy Free Electron laser Program is 9-months ahead of schedule

, Jan 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

The US Navy isn't going to let the Air Force be the only branch of the US armed forces wielding frickin' laser beams. The Air Force is far along in the testing of an airborne laser for blowing missiles out of the sky and the Navy has now announced that its own Free Electron Laser (FEL) program is nine months ahead of schedule. Read The Full Story

GPS Backpack for Dogs Created by Auburn University’s Canine Detection Research Institute

, Jan 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

While robots are taking a major role in today's military scheme of things, there are always other options. Namely, animals. Simply put, a dog can get into places that a robot can't, and given the right method of controlling them, can be a lot more help than, say, a limited machine. That's where this backpack design comes into play. Designed within the walls of Auburn University's Canine Detection Research Institute, it's a backpack that puts a lot of features into a small space, all in the hopes of being able to guide a dog into a situation remotely. Read The Full Story

HP Ready to Ship a Dick Tracy Wristwatch to the US Army Later This Year

, Jan 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

While we've seen plenty of devices that look like a small wristwatch with technology that's certainly not limited to just a watch, it's still not that infamous Dick Tracy watch that so many people want on their wrist. According to a new report from Mercury News, Hewlett-Packard (HP) is ready to move their prototype flexible display technology to the next level, and offer up a prototype "Dick Tracy wristwatch" to the United States Army. Read The Full Story

BAE Systems Plans to Use E-Ink to Camouflage Tanks

, Jan 13th 2011 Discuss [3]

BAE Systems is a British defense firm that specializes in bringing some of the coolest, and craziest ideas to military personnel. Based on concept designs that the firm believes can be brought into reality in a short amount of time, their new idea to hide tanks on the battlefield is certainly one that could make E-Ink awesome. Read The Full Story

Airborne Laser Test Bed to Try and Shoot Down Ballistic Missile as Soon as Tonight

, Jan 10th 2011 Discuss [1]

It was a year ago that the United States military first attempted, and ultimately succeeded, in shooting down a ballistic missile with a laser. And now it looks like they are ready to test it again, and they could be doing it as soon as tonight, if sources are accurate. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Airborne Laser Test Bed, which is a heavily modified jumbo jet that has a chemical laser equipped to its frame, will take off from the California coast, and try to shoot down the missile. Read The Full Story

US military force removable media lock-down to prevent WikiLeaks sequel

, Dec 10th 2010 Discuss [3]

Part of the US government's response to WikiLeaks and the threat of further data exposure have themselves been leaked, with an immediate ban on removable media for military employees the biggest push for secrecy. According to a December 3rd "Cyber Control Order" obtained by Wired, Maj. Gen. Richard Webber of Air Force Network Operations has demanded that airmen "immediately cease use of removable media on all systems, servers, and stand alone machines residing on SIPRNET." It's apparently one such example of a directive sent out to all military branches. Read The Full Story

DARPA’s Transformer Project Should be Finished by 2015

, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [4]

The Transformer project, or TX, from DARPA has been moving forward in its development stages pretty steadily. It wasn't too long ago that we first reported about the project, and at the end of September we told you that DARPA was one step closer to making the Transformer project the real deal. And now it looks like, thanks to some cost reports and design elements, the military may be getting their hands on a flying Humvee sooner than we ever believed. Read The Full Story
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