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Robot Dog Spot From Boston Dynamics On Sale For $74,500
Fancy being an owner of a robot dog? Well, if you happen to have £59,000 in cash spare, then you can purchase Spot from Boston Dynamics
US Military To Spend £1.54bn On AI Research
The move follows Google's decision to step back from controversial drone AI research scheme Project Maven
US Military Backs Research Into AI ‘Common Sense’
The Defence Department's Darpa agency wants machines that can adapt to their environment and are better at spotting counterfeit imagery
Facebook To Connect Human Brain To Computers
Because that's not concerning. Brain interface to allow humans to communicate with computers
US Military Looks To Blockchain To Secure Weapon Data And Nukes
Is Blockchain a possible solution for securing weapons data for the US military, including its nuclear capabilities?
NASA Selects Entry For DARPA Robotic Competition
With two possible entries for an upcoming robotic challenge, NASA opts for the more manoeuvrable machine
Google Acquires Robot Leader Boston Dynamics
The legendary DARPA contractor will become part of the new robotics unit led by Andy Rubin
DARPA Launches Cyber-Defence Automation Challenge
The research organisation of the US Department of Defence is offering a $2 million top prize to spur the development of automated network defence
DARPA Develops Optical Fibre That’s 30 Percent Faster
The US military tech agency has created hollow core fibre with impressive properties
Internet Celebrates TCP/IP Birthday
Many happy re-transmits, to TCP/IP!
US Military Spurs Robotics Efficiency Efforts
The US Defence Department is looking to create robots that are up to 2,000 times more efficient than those in production today
US Military Working On ‘Mobile Armour’ For Android
The US' DARPA military research agency has contracted security firm Invincea to create a secure version of Android for mobile military devices
Why Robot Swarms Look Set To Roam The Earth
In 25 years, swarm robots could do everything from taking out the garbage to cleaning your arteries, says Antonio Espingardeiro
DARPA Contest Seeks Robots Designed For Disaster Zones
US agency offers $2 million reward in robotics advancement program
DARPA Seeks Moore’s Law Extension
The US defence agency DARPA is proposing an initiative to tackle the Achilles Heel of today's computing technology
DARPA’s Resilient Cloud Will Withstand Cyber-Attacks
US Department of Defense plans a resilient cloud infrastructure that keeps running while under cyber-attack
Chip Start-Up Focuses On Probability Processing
Many now ubiquitous applications are not looking for the yes/no answers, but rather the best guess answer from among a number of possibilities