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05/10/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

New AI tech will allow military drones to decide who to kill, experts warn warfare will go “from fighting to EXTERMINATION”

A recent announcement from the U.S. army about new drone technology is adding a new dimension to the ongoing ethical debate about drones. The army said it’s developing drones that have the power to target people and vehicles using artificial intelligence, taking human involvement entirely out of the equation. Military drones are currently controlled by […]

05/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Robots used in first joint U.S.-British training exercise

Military robots pulled off the very first robotic breaching operation during a joint training exercise in Germany. While their American and British minders supported them from a safe distance, the robots successfully removed various dangerous obstacles from the simulated battlefield, according to an article on ZDNet. During the Robotic Complex Breach Concept exercise, manned tanks […]

11/12/2017 / By Russel Davis

Navy commissions “robosub” that can hide in enemy waters for months at a time

The U.S. Navy ushers in a new tactic to stay ahead of the global maritime scene by awarding multi-million contracts to Lockheed Martin and Boeing to develop the U.S. Navy’s extra large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUUV) called Orca. Lockheed Martin was awarded $43.2 million, while Boeing received as much as $42.3 million for the design phase of the Orca […]

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