Marines test robotic mule that could carry weapons, sensorsThe program seeks to take the load off of dismounted troops.By Todd South3 months ago
Robots in the ranks: Army integrating robots in two platoonsA platoon at Fort Moore, Georgia and another at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, lead experiments.By Todd South5 months ago
Task force seeks lighter Javelin missiles, robot dogs for infantryThe Close Combat Lethality Task Force serves as lead advocate for infantry, close-combat programs.By Todd South19 months ago
The Army’s transformation begins with these new unitsFrom brigade to division and corps, the Army is changing.By Todd South2 years ago
Robot dogs unleashed at Army’s largest annual conferenceMeet Spot, the robot dog who made an appearance at AUSA.By Sarah Sicard3 years ago
Robot truck convoys? The Army’s been doing that for yearsIt's like a game of Pac-Man.By Todd South3 years ago
A DARPA competition to build underground robot teams to assist troops enters its final challenge this weekTeams of civilians are testing their ground and aerial robots in places where troops would have difficulty going.By Todd South3 years ago
US Air Force picks same bomb-destroying robot used by the British ArmyThe goal is to field the core system as rapidly as possible, as the global supply chain for critical subsystems like cables and connectors remains backlogged across sectors since the start of the pandemic.By Vivienne Machi3 years ago
New in 2021: Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle goes rolling alongThree versions are expected: light, medium and heavy.By Todd South3 years ago
Future robot battle buddies may read your emotions to fight betterResearchers aim to help robots understand nonverbal communication, emotional cues.By Todd South3 years ago
Inside the Army’s futuristic test of its battlefield artificial intelligence in the desertAt Project Convergence, U.S. Army Futures Command tested a number of emerging AI capabilities, including Prometheus, Dead Center, FIRESTORM and more.By Nathan Strout4 years ago
Pentagon to pit AI against human pilots in live fighter trialsStill, the Defense Department is likely years away from AI-controlled fighters seeing combat.By Aaron Mehta and Andrew Eversden4 years ago