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X-47B UAV: Can Skynet Be Far Behind?
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Yep, the US military is set to put the first part of Skynet into motion. The first part of the system that John Connor will need to fight is already in development. The craft is called the X-47B and it has been designed to require no human interaction to carry… |
January 28th, 2012
First 3D Printed Plane: Future of Drones and UAVs?
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3D printing has been used in a variety of different ways, but this is the first time that I’ve seen it being used to print out a whole airplane. UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are pretty important in the military these days, and even on science missions. Now, a team from… |
August 3rd, 2011
Shadowhawk: RC Copter from Hell
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When you think about RC helicopters, the word lethal isn’t really something that pops into mind, but it might when you see this one. The Shadowhawk helicopter is remote-controlled and can fire stun batons, shotgun shells and grenades at your enemies.… |
July 31st, 2011
CrazyFlie: Tiny Barebones Quadrocopter Weighs Less than an Ounce
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While I think that quadrocopters are cool, they tend to be big devices. That’s why I like this tiny quadrocopter, which only weighs 20 grams. It’s basically a PCB with some rotors on it, which is why it is so light. All of the telemetry is being handled on a… |
May 2nd, 2011
Team BlackSheep Ritewing Zephyr FPV UAV Flies High, Shoots Amazing Videos
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If you’ve ever dreamed of capturing high-altitude flight videos, you probably thought that would be something you could only do with an expensive UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) like the $30,000+ Draganflyer X8. Well, thanks to the guys at Team BlackSheep, you could be flying high for as little as $2000… |
February 24th, 2011
DARPA-Commissioned Robotic Hummingbird Takes to the Air
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When I think about DARPA building robots, I envision something along the line of the Terminator or Johnny 5. That isn’t what DARPA has in mind though (at least in this project) as one of its projects has hit the prototype operation phase.… |
February 18th, 2011
Japanese Flying Surveillance Drone Looks Familiar… !
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Japan’s Ministry of Defense recently unveiled their flying surveillance drone, meant to be used for short distances. Surveillance drones are not exactly new in this day and age, but as soon as I saw the quadrocopter, one thing came to mind: Metal Gear Solid 2.… |
November 15th, 2010
Harop Loitering Munition: a Spy Drone With Suicidal Tendencies
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It may not have a classy or intimidating name, but I’m sure that robots speak of the HAROP loitering munition with great respect – or perhaps fear - when they… get together for, um, poker night. Israel Aerospace Industries’ bad boy is a remote-controlled, unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) that… |
October 23rd, 2009
G.I. Joe 2.0: America’S War Bots
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I think the best advantage in sending robots instead of humans to armed conflicts is simply the fact that robots are not human. Robots don’t have feelings or families, so no one gets hurt if a robot goes down, not even its fellow robots. Robots are not alive, which means… |
June 19th, 2009
