Ever since the media have started covering stories about drones, people have been asking themselves, "How do I get one of my own?" Naturally, everyone wants the latest thing, but demand for drones was… [ Read More ]

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have always been an aeronautical dream, but its context sees attitudes toward them swing dramatically. Drones, for instance, don't have the best reputation lately, as th… [ Read More ]

Renowned underwater-robotics manufacturer, Bluefin Robotics, has announced it will produce a variation of its Knifefish UUV (unmanned underwater vehicle) for the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). T… [ Read More ]

The vehicle and flight simulator company Bohemia Interactive has made a significant upgrade to their Virtual Battlespace 2 software, which will allow soldiers to train in an entirely new way: by movin… [ Read More ]

Rogue waves that come out of nowhere on beautiful sunny days in the middle of the ocean were thought to be tall tales told by sailors, but the truth is they are much too real. [ Read More ]

In Douglas Adams' sci-fi classic Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, hyper-intelligent dolphins flee the doomed earth, leaving a final message "So long and thanks for all the fish." That, of cour… [ Read More ]

Alfred Einstein once famously said "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." With the direction of the military these days, f… [ Read More ]

In the eternal battle between human beings and machines, each side has particular strengths and weaknesses when it comes to certain tasks. Robots, for example, are pretty good at exploring ocean depth… [ Read More ]

Quantum International Corp. (OTCBB: QUAN), is exploring a new potential partnership with the developers and makers of advanced robotic imaging technology, which is to be the Next-Generation Counter Te… [ Read More ]

Welcome to the future. The United States government is looking to stimulate robotics applications for use in various government agencies, including those to do with space, health and education. [ Read More ]

Does this robot that looks like a bull, trots at the speed of a wolf and carries equipment like a pack mule have a place on the battlefield of the future? A two-year study is being conducted by resear… [ Read More ]

Vigilant Robots launched its Vigilus Mobile Camera Platform at the ASIS conference, revolutionizing the world of security with an autonomous robot that can patrol, carry an IP camera and provide secur… [ Read More ]

A robotic tuna is being developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Boston Engineering Corporation to monitor ships anchored at American ports. Featuring strong fins and a … [ Read More ]

The verdict is in from commanders in the armed forces: soldiers and military higher ups are in need of newer, and smaller, robotic technology for the field. The increasing trend of working robotic tec… [ Read More ]

Recent advances in the field of robotics have set some military personnel on edge. In the past few years, more and more research has been occurring in the name of getting more robotics on the field in… [ Read More ]

In the movies, the robot apocalypse often occurs when the United States military opts to deploy high tech robots (I am looking at you, Terminator franchise!) But in reality, military robots can provid… [ Read More ]

The Black Rock Desert in Las Vegas is an ancient lakebed with the vestiges of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, and an ideal location for setting land speed records. But for several weeks a year, it is Black… [ Read More ]

HEXBUG, a product line created by Innovation First Inc., was inspired by BEAM robotics, and has chosen to utilize various elements of it. First released in the US, it is now sold in most major retail … [ Read More ]

The robotics market isn't just the stuff of science fiction these days, as robots are seen doing everything from building cars to comforting the elderly, and quite a bit in between. But now, robots ar… [ Read More ]

The rapidly changing global political conditions have been posing serious challenges to world peace and humanity, encouraging the armed forces to be more advanced in combating any untoward situation. … [ Read More ]

It has been said that war is faceless, but now that concept is becoming much more literal: after a decade of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, America is looking to lower the cost of war by implementi… [ Read More ]

While robotic soldiers have long been regarded as the stuff of science fiction, today's science fiction often has a way of becoming tomorrow's fact. That's becoming increasingly clear with a look at t… [ Read More ]

In an effort to encourage cutting-edge developments and innovative approaches in robotics technology, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently launched a robotic challenge that i… [ Read More ]

In order to better identify pirate vessels, the U.S. Navy is planning on deploying robot helicopters capable of spotting such ships, even in crowded areas. A recent announcement from the Navy outlined… [ Read More ]

The US Navy showed off its newest robotics testing facility this week after announcing its plans last month. The Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR) opened up for the press to come and t… [ Read More ]

You might recall a news piece a few weeks back reporting on a new robot that can run pretty fast for a mechanical quadruped. Word on the robo-street is we will be seeing one that can jump as high as 3… [ Read More ]

Researchers from Virginia Tech and the University of Texas at Dallas, with funding from the Office of Naval Research, have created a self-sustaining robot with a silicone jellyfish design that fuels i… [ Read More ]

Fast-growing counterterrorism firm A-T Solutions Inc. has inked a partnership agreement with HDT Global, a robotics manufacturer, to offer the MK2 Robotic Arm to the military and law enforcement force… [ Read More ]

TORC Robotics, a company offering modular, customizable products to academic, commercial and government organizations, has now come up with unmanned vehicle conversion kits that configure by-wire, tel… [ Read More ]

Sources indicate unmanned surface vehicles (USV) have become increasingly popular by navies since the Afghan war, but vessels have non-war duties to oceanography studies as well. Engineers from the NR… [ Read More ]

The United States Navy Research Laboratory (NRL) is currently developing a new robotic member of their naval teams. Its name is SAFFiR and it could save hundreds of lives a year. [ Read More ]

The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered $1.5 million worth of lightweight FirstLook robots. [ Read More ]

CoroWare Technologies will provide mobile robotics design and development to Man Made Machines for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Financial details of the agreement between the t… [ Read More ]

Intelligent robot maker Adept Technology has secured an $820,000 order from an unnamed consumer electronics manufacturer with operations in Southeast Asia. The California-based company will provide th… [ Read More ]

ReconRobotics, Inc, a global leader in tactical, micro-robot systems, announced that it has recently won the largest order in the company's history. [ Read More ]

The Department of Defense has just released footage of the LS3, a robotic beast of burden designed to carry loads of up to 400 pounds, travel up to 20 miles in a 24-hour period, and move at speeds of … [ Read More ]

The robotics company, RE2, Inc. which is focused on the development of Intelligent Modular Manipulation Systems, announced more than 100 units of its DS1-MA Manipulator Arms are being sent to Afghanis… [ Read More ]

Offering researchers, educators and engineers the ability to rapidly develop more powerful autonomous unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) applications, CoroWare has announced new software upgrades and hardw… [ Read More ]

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) announced it has decided to investigate small-scale autonomous planetary explorers with an innovative approach that could help conduct scientific space and planetary re… [ Read More ]

RE2, Inc., a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, has been selected to develop a two-arm Highly Dexterous Manipulation System (HDMS) for the U.S. Army's Armament Research, De… [ Read More ]

Just in case you thought that India's military had little to offer, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), an organization similar to the Department of Defense in the United States,… [ Read More ]

GeckoSystems International Corporation, an Atlanta, Georgia based provider of Mobile Service Robots, has announced today that it has entered a bilateral Non-Disclosure Agreement with a defense manufac… [ Read More ]

We've all seen it in science fiction movies. The inevitable robotic uprising starts with the best of intentions. Our military needs to train soldiers, and paint ball battles, video games and virtual r… [ Read More ]

Scientists who want to discover what life was like millions of years ago are puzzled by what kind of wings were in use before ancestors of birds were able to fly. But a new robotics study from researc… [ Read More ]

ReconRobotics, Inc., developer of tactical, micro-robot systems, announced that it will be providing the U.S Army Rapid Equipping Force with 315 Recon Scout XT micro-robot kits and SearchStick devices… [ Read More ]

iRobot Corp., a major player in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has received an $11 million order from the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Warren, Michigan. [ Read More ]

On the heel of two successive events in 2009 and 2010, the U.S. Army is going to hold its third Robotics Rodeo in May 2012 at Fort Benning near Columbus, Ga. The event will be co-hosted by the U.S. Ar… [ Read More ]

On the heel of two successive events in 2009 and 2010, the U.S. Army is going to hold its third Robotics Rodeo in May 2012 at Fort Benning near Columbus, Ga. The event will be co-hosted by the U.S. Ar… [ Read More ]

ReconRobotics was awarded contracts from the U.S. Army for smaller robots that can undertake surveillance in dangerous situations - and can hopefully minimize casualties. [ Read More ]

A developer of Intelligent Modular Manipulation Systems, RE2, Inc. announced its winning of multiple contracts from Naval Surface Warfare Center EOD Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV). [ Read More ]

You've undoubtedly seen news stories featuring those futuristic unmanned drone planes the military uses for surveillance and strikes against combatants. But, have you ever really thought further about… [ Read More ]

An underwater robot has been used to take video where it would have been too dangerous for human beings. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which operates the heavily-damaged Fukushima power pla… [ Read More ]

The most advanced and developed technological solutions are needed for deployment in the defense and space sector, as these two arenas are matters of huge concern for any powerful nation today. With a… [ Read More ]

They may look and work like Frisbees, but a new batch of flying robots, which were developed at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), can do much more than simply fly in the air. [ Read More ]

A new study by ABI Research has revealed that the market for military robot technology is not only maintaining its healthy growth streak, but will continue to develop into excess of $8 billion in 2016… [ Read More ]

RE2, Inc., a developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, has licensed its robotic tool-change Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) technology to Remotec, Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop… [ Read More ]

The world's attention is once again turning to a mine disaster, this time in New Zealand. Rescuers are hoping their efforts to save trapped New Zealand miners can be helped by using cutting-edge techn… [ Read More ]

Who knew there was so much money in robots? [ Read More ]

Picture this: the finals of an tense endurance competition, a hushed audience and competing robots. The event? The Multi-Autonomous Ground-robotics International Challenge (MAGIC), taking place in Sou… [ Read More ]

In the middle of a war, do you want the one pulling the trigger to have the ability to use human instinct and compassion before doing so? Or, is it preferable to leave this task to a robot that could … [ Read More ]

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's… a Porsche Cayenne? Georgia Tech Research Institute took an interesting approach to the future of autonomous aircrafts at the recent Robotics Rodeo 2010 in Fort Benn… [ Read More ]

QinetiQ North America announced the launch of its new Dragon Runner Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (Dragon Runner SUGV), a fully modular ground robot system capable of quick reconnaissance. [ Read More ]