A Breakthrough in Soft Robot Muscles, Funded by the Military Future military robots may come in softer, more cuddly, and stranger forms.

The US Army Reserach Laboratory is working on a new kind of versatile robot that moves around with biological muscles instead of wheels and motors.

The robots would halt in their tracks, appearing confused by turning left and right, unable to map their surroundings and compute a path forward.

Military robots have always been pretty dumb. The PackBot the US Army uses for inspections and bomb disposal, for example, has practically no onboard intelligence and is piloted by remote control.

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is actively pursuing the development of "biomimetic" robot systems designed to mirror the natural movements of animals and ...

A new report from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) looks at the future of military's unmanned systems over the next 25 years. This 188-page report covers air-, land- and sea-based unmanned ...

Depending on the situation, the robot would then decide if deeper moral reasoning is required -- for example, should the robot help the wounded soldier, or should it continue with its primary ...

Military Robots Market Growth: The Military Robots market is expected to reach US$ 30.26 billion by 2031 from US$ 18.10 billion in 2024; it is expected to record a CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast ...

Military mulls letting robots take the point The Army’s chief roboticist wants robots to take the front lines to serve as “bullet catchers” to protect soldiers. But should they also fire back?

A group of experts wants to study the brain waves and eye movements of people playing a video game in order to build an advanced AI that could coordinate the actions of military robots. The US ...

The U.S. Army is exploring equipping its future army robots with organic muscle tissue, which is inherently superior to mechanical locomotion systems.