Artificial Intelligence The US Army is creating robots that can follow orders For robots to be useful teammates, they need to be able to understand what they’re told to do—and execute it with minimal supervision. by David Hambling 2019-11-06T10:27:07-05:00
Tech Policy The Pentagon has a laser that can identify people from a distance—by their heartbeat The Jetson prototype can pick up on a unique cardiac signature from 200 meters away, even through clothes. by David Hambling 2019-06-27T05:27:39-04:00
Intelligent Machines The US military is testing stratospheric balloons that ride the wind so they never have to come down A sensor that can spot the wind direction from miles away will let DARPA’s surveillance balloons hover at the very edge of space in one spot indefinitely. by David Hambling 2018-11-14T13:00:00-05:00