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The US Military Is Building Gangs of Autonomous Flying War Bots
Flying swarms of semi-smart drones are coming to a war near you. By Patrick Tucker
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The Military’s New Year’s Resolution for Artificial Intelligence
Should we be afraid of AI? The military wants a real answer by the end of 2015. By Patrick Tucker
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Why Eel Drones Are the Future of Naval Warfare
Robots that mimic the movement of eels could be the future of amphipods assault. By Patrick Tucker
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This Robot Military Supply Helicopter Could Soon Be Fighting Wildfires
The K-Max has performed well in supplying troops in Afghanistan. Now it could help fight fires around the world. By Patrick Tucker
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The Pentagon’s New Offset Strategy Includes Robots
Can the military still innovate the way it did during the Cold War? We will soon find out. By Patrick Tucker
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Making Robot Steering More Like Call of Duty Could Save Lives
To make little tanks more drivable, ditch the tank controls, research shows. By Patrick Tucker
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Here Are Some Robots We Could Use To Fight Ebola in Africa
A robotic helping hand could fight Ebola from a safe distance. By Patrick Tucker
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This Could Be the Future of Battlefield Robotics
The competition is on for a better-robot steering system. By Patrick Tucker
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Inside the Navy’s Secret Swarm Robot Experiment
Swarming robot boats could be heading to a contested strait near you. By Patrick Tucker
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The Military Wants a Vehicle That Can Dodge Rockets By Itself
The military wants to build future vehicles that don’t just withstand assaults but avoid them. By Patrick Tucker
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Nailing Down the Real Danger of 'Killer Robots'
If calling autonomous systems by a more lethal name kickstarts a discussion about their future use, experts are okay with that. By Rose Eveleth
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Elon Musk Says Robots Could Be More Dangerous Than Nukes
The Tesla and Space-X founder is worried about the dark side of artificial intelligence. By Adam Pasick
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How the Fukushima Disaster Is Changing the Future of Robotics
The future of humanoid robotics is rising from the radioactive ashes of Fukushima. By Patrick Tucker
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Now The Military Is Going To Build Robots That Have Morals
Today’s unmanned systems may be dumb compared to humans, but they may not be all ‘bad.’ By Patrick Tucker
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Why There Will Be A Robot Uprising
The bad news is that the robot uprising is likely. The good news is that it’s not too late to stop it. By Patrick Tucker
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3 Things That Have to Happen Before Robot Soldiers Hit the Battlefield
Rumors of Terminator-style soldiers have been greatly exaggerated. By Patrick Tucker
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Will Weaponized Drones Eventually Replace Soldiers?
Sometime in the near future, the autonomous, weaponized drone could replace the infantryman as the dominant battlefield technology. By Noah Smith
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Google's Robot Army Will Live in This Military Hangar
NASA is leasing out the enormous, famed Hangar One at California's Moffett Field to house Google's robot ambitions. By Tim Fernholz
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Check Out This Video of Army Trucks That Drive Themselves
The prototype Army trucks 'dealt successfully with all of the real-world obstacles that a real-world convoy would encounter,' testers said. By Rebecca J. Rosen
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Time to Get Ready for War in the Robotic Age
The U.S. must prepare now for a world of widely proliferated military robotics. By Shawn Brimley and Paul Scharre
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