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Gadgets
Mini Radar Will Give Soldiers Eyes In The Back Of Their Helmets
11:20AM Sean Fallon | The military is developing a miniature helmet-mounted radar system (HMRS) that will alert soldiers to any threats that might be sneaking up on them within a 25-metre radius. Although, brain tumours are sneakier than ninjas flying in stealth bombers. More »
Gadgets
AR Goggles Give Real-Life +50% Speed Boost To Marine Mechanics
5:20PM Matt Buchanan | It’s like a real-life Starcraft perk for mechanics repairing armoured vehicles: Marine mechanics, assisted by augmented-reality goggles with a heads-up display, repaired light armoured vehicles up to 46 per cent faster. More »
Robots
Petman Walking Robot Is Like BigDog’s “Human” Master
8:51AM Sean Fallon | I’m sure you are all well acquainted with the crazy quadrupled BigDog robot, but if it had a master to walk with, it would probably look something like the Petman. More »
Software
Android Gets Drafted
5:35AM Chris Jacob | After two years of dignified service on consumer handsets, the United States Military is now looking to send the plucky mobile OS into battle packing a new app from Raytheon. Updated. More »
Weapons
Elite Military Hacker Squad Would Stop Wars With Bits, Not Bombs
12:00AM John Herrman | Efforts to drag the US military’s cybersecurity into the 21st century are well underway, but John Arquilla, professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, wants more: a preemptive international hacker force, which would cripple enemies before they even become a problem. More »
Robots
Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot Is A Real Care BEAR
5:00AM Jack Loftus | Sure, the BEAR robot is a bit terrifying to look at, but one day, after you discover the pipe bomb your estranged wife left in the mailbox, this automaton could very well save your life. More »
Gadgets
This Is Where Each Of Your 1421 Trillion Dollars Is Going In 2010
12:30PM Jesus Diaz | Want to know where your tax money is going next year? Here’s more than you can handle in the new 2010 edition of the Death and Taxes poster. Zoom in to see how much those F-35 fighters and lasers cost. More »
Vehicles
Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Is For Marines And You
3:00AM Jesus Diaz | Can your mountain bike survive this 1000-foot jump? Mine can’t. In fact, I don’t even have a mountain bike. Much less one that is used by the US Marines, folds, and looks as badass as the Montague Paratrooper Tactical Bike. More »
Robots
Five Reasons Why Humanoid Robots Will Someday Fight Our Wars
6:00AM Wilson Rothman | Robots are officially on the battlefield—UAVs like the Predator and Reaper patrol the skies while militarized bomb-disposal robots like the Talon detonate explosives on the ground. But where are the humanoids? Roboticist and author Daniel H. Wilson makes the case for a humanoid robot army. More »
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