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Marines overhaul approach to smart robots, eye new military job
Now, Marine leaders want to bring all of the service’s unmanned systems efforts under one roof.
Not quite the Terminator, but ‘muscle-bound’ robots are coming for the Army, Marines
Muscle tissue added to robots will give them “never before seen mobility and agility.”
By Todd South
Defense Logistics Agency finds improvements through robotic process automation
Bots at DLA have contributed over 200,000 hours of work.
By Andrew Eversden
Army infantry unit will run drone resupply experiments next year
The unit will run quadcopters for its autonomous resupply in force-on-force exercises.
By Todd South
Army’s 4th ID runs robot wingmen on scouting maneuvers
The next test will come in late 2021 and involve a company-sized maneuver at Fort Hood, Texas.
By Todd South
War, with robots: An inside look at how Marines and robots will fight side by side
In the near-term battle, suicidal charges to gain ground in a fast-moving battlefield is a robot’s job.
By Todd South
Army scientists work on urban combat robot that can be controlled with hand gestures
Army scientists work with counterparts from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to meet urban combat challenges with technology.
By Todd South
Pentagon outlines its first artificial intelligence strategy
The U.S. military wants to expand its use of artificial intelligence in warfare, but says it will take care to deploy the technology in accordance with the nation's values.
By Matt O'Brien, The Associated Press
DARPA program blending robots in the squad to find and destroy threats
Marines and soldiers will get to test run new ways to use robots to achieve squad-level missions.
By Todd South
Marines want a ruggedized robot mule to patrol with and resupply a squad
The vehicle must carry up to 1,000 pounds for at least eight hours.
By Todd South
No man’s land: How new tactics and robots will push Marines deeper into the fight
But to survive in this future fight, the Corps has new technology at its fingertips.
By Shawn Snow