Before there was the BigDog — the Pentagon’s remarkably lifelike four-legged robot — there was a German short-haired pointer named Laney. More »
The military’s UAV fleet will soon be getting a small addition — DARPA’s hummingbird-shaped covert surveillance drone. More »
Former astronaut Mae Jemison (above) has been given the top job by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a special branch of the US Department of Defense. Before you get out your Vulcan salute, the 100-Year Starship Project isn’t quite what it sounds like, but it’s still very intriguing. More »
Soldiers could one day conduct covert operations in complete secrecy, now that Pentagon-backed physicists have figured out how to mask entire events by distorting light. More »
It sounds insane, but DARPA recently laid down a challenge to computer scientists: work out how to reconstruct shredded pages of paper. The winning team has finished — two days ahead of schedule. More »
Imagine if giving docs a single drop of semen was all it took to keep you healthy. Your dream could soon become a reality, as the Pentagon pushes for every male soldier to hold his health, quite literally, in the palm of his hand. More »
Doesn’t matter if you’re a ninja or a polar bear blinking in a blizzard — if you’ve got a heartbeat, this new sensor system will find you. It’s called “Biometrics-at-a-distance” and does everything but smell your fear. More »
Not merely satisfied with having the the top research labs develop robotic dogs and cheetahs and humans, DARPA’s latest endeavour will see the military agency team up with MIT to develop FastRunner, a robotic ostrich capable of outrunning us all. More »
