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Israel Aerospace Industries Introduces Robotic Battlefield Workhorse and Hostile Fire Source Locator

At the Laturn Conference, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd is expected to unveil OTHELLO or the Optical Hostile Fire Source Locator. The system was developed by its subsidiary ELTA Systems Ltd. It is a passive optical fire locator, which detects and precisely locates the sources of hostile fire.

13 Sep 2011

A Base Jumping Robot

Paraswift is a new robot that is the result of collaboration between Disney Research and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich.

11 Sep 2011

K-MAX Unmanned Aircraft Systems Exceed Delivery Objectives in U.S. Navy QRA

Lockheed Martin and Kaman K-MAX have completed an unmanned cargo assessment for the U.S. Navy.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 8 Sep 2011

Tracking Sharks With Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Tracking shark movement has been difficult so far for researchers but now a project undertaken by students and faculty of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and CSU Long Beach may simplify the task.

6 Sep 2011

Father of Java Programming Language Joins Liquid Robotics

James Gosling, a software developer, best known as the father of the Java programming language, has been hired by Liquid Robotics. The company manufactures robot vehicles that explore the bottom of the ocean. James Gosling will join Liquid Robotics as its chief software architect.

From Liquid Robotics 1 Sep 2011

Aeryon Unmanned Drone Helps Rebels in Their Fight Against Ghadafi

Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is now defending himself against a robot. The Aeryon Scout is a drone that was created by graduate students at the University of Waterloo. It can fly 500 meters off the ground, use a camera to take pictures and stream video. It is being employed by Rebels who are fighting against Gadhafi.

28 Aug 2011