DefenceTalkJOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST: Army engineers demonstrated autonomous robots as part of a teaming effort to evolve natural interaction between Soldiers and autonomous systems during an exercise here, Nov. 2-3. This interaction allows for one Soldier to use numerous unmanned systems, which require neither dedicated operators nor significant cognitive burden on the part of commanders. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-autonomous-robot-extends-communication-beyond-line-of-sight-65980/

DefenceTalkNaval Postgraduate School (NPS) Assistant Professor Timothy Chung met with members of NPS’ Advanced Robotic Systems Engineering Laboratory (ARSENL) during a field exercise at Camp Roberts, Aug. 27. Members of ARSENL flew 50 autonomous UAVs breaking their previous record of 30, set just five weeks ago. “I’m very proud of reaching our goal of successfully […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-lab-50-autonomous-uavs-in-flight-65240/

DefenceTalkA robot from South Korea took first prize and two American robots took second and third prizes here yesterday in the two-day robotic challenge finals held by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Twenty-three human-robot teams participating in the DARPA Robotics Challenge, or DRC, finals competed for $3.5 million in prizes, working to get through […]https://www.defencetalk.com/robots-from-south-korea-u-s-win-darpa-finals-64435/

DefenceTalkA total of $3.5 million in prizes will now be awarded to the top three finishers in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), the final event of which will be held June 5-6, 2015, at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. The new prize structure was created in recognition of both the significant progress already demonstrated by teams […]https://www.defencetalk.com/darpas-upgraded-atlas-robot-to-go-wireless-robotics-challenge-62064/

DefenceTalkA mechanical fly buzzing into an enemy operations center for surveillance may still be the stuff of science fiction, but perhaps not for long. Dr. Ron Polcawich and his team at the Army Research Laboratory, known as ARL, in Adelphi, Maryland, have been pushing innovation in the area of tiny actuators and developed a pair […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-developing-robotic-insects-61185/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy completed tests on the GhostSwimmer unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story (JEBLC-FS), Dec. 11. GhostSwimmer is the latest in a series of science-fiction-turned-reality projects developed by the chief of naval operations’ Rapid Innovation Cell (CRIC) project, Silent NEMO. Silent NEMO is an experiment that explores the possible […]https://www.defencetalk.com/navy-tests-new-unmanned-underwater-vehicle-at-jeblc-fs-61149/

DefenceTalkArmy researchers are finding they have much to learn from bees hovering near a picnic spread at a park. Dr. Joseph Conroy, an electronics engineer at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, known as ARL, part of the Research, Development and Engineering Command, works with robotic systems that can navigate by leveraging visual sensing inspired by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-researchers-test-insect-inspired-robots-61046/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), successfully conducted a fully autonomous resupply, reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition demonstration using its Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) unmanned ground vehicle, K-MAX unmanned helicopter and Gyrocam optical sensor. During the “Extending the Reach of the Warfighter through Robotics” capability […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-martin-robotos-conduct-first-fully-autonomous-mission-60381/

DefenceTalk“In the Army, we always say, ‘never send our Soldier into a fair fight.’ Each of you here,” from the robotics community, are “helping to make that happen,” said Heidi Shyu, assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics & Technology. Shyu, who provided the keynote address at National Defense Industrial Association’s Ground Robotics Capabilities […]https://www.defencetalk.com/smarter-ground-robots-partnering-with-soldiers-60357/

DefenceTalkUnmanned robots already have proven their worth on the battlefield, neutralizing improvised explosive devices, and more capable ones are coming in the future, according to the commander of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. While robots and unmanned platforms will continue to provide valuable assistance to Soldiers on the battlefield, there may even come a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/smarter-robots-likely-in-armys-future-planners-say-50157/