AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it has received an order from the U.S. Army for the company's Mantis™ i23 gimbaled sensor payloads to continue upgrading the Army's fleet of RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). AeroVironment, which develops and produces advanced upgrades for its highly integrated UAS, such as Raven, was selected as the result of a competitive bid.
Ronald Arkin, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, has done pioneering work on creating “ethical governors” for robots. But we’re a long way from a satisfactory simulation of morality. Technology companies would be wise to boost their investment in such research for the sake of both profits and liability.
The results of a new survey by the University of Massachusetts Amherst show that a majority of Americans across the political spectrum oppose the outsourcing of lethal military and defense targeting decisions to machines. The opposition to autonomous weaponry is bipartisan, with the strongest opposition on the far left and far right, and among active and former members of the military.
5D Robotics, Inc., a robotics software company that integrates human behaviors with leading robotics hardware, is collaborating with DRS Technologies, Segway Inc. and the U.S. Army, to develop robots that lighten the soldier's workload and save lives.
Sandia National Laboratories is hosting the seventh annual Western National Robot Rodeo and Capability Exercise, a lively and challenging five-day event that draws civilian and military bomb squad teams from across the country to see who can most effectively defuse dangerous situations with the help of robots.
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Law Enforcement, First Responder, Border Patrol ground robot market
Retired Army Gen. John P. Abizaid, the former commander of the U.S. Central Command, will lead a new Stimson Center Task Force on U.S. Drone Policy, Stimson President and CEO Ellen Laipson announced today.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Military Ground Robot Mobile Platform Systems of Engagement: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019" to their offering.
WinterGreen Research announces that it has published a new study on Military Ground Robot Mobile Platform Systems of Engagement. The 2013 study has 600 pages, 262 tables and figures. Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as platforms of engagement leverage mobile device capability worldwide.
US aerospace and defence firm Northrop Grumman has unveiled brand new unmanned IED-handling and disposal technology, designed to allow roadside bombs to be safely dealt with from a remote position.
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