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iRobot, Makers of Sweet Little Roomba, Also Blow Up Bad Guys [Video]

BY David Zax
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Robo-squids, robot "swarms"--and vacuums. For its 20th birthday celebration, the company celebrated its split personality, designing robots both for the home and for the military.READ»

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Inside the Lawsuit That Could Ground Deadly CIA Predator Drones

BY Neal Ungerleider
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A new lawsuit alleges that Predator drone targeting software was pirated, and emails obtained by Fast Company suggest the CIA knew it was sub-par.READ»

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DARPA's "Prophecy" Wants to Predict Virus Evolution to Make Drug Biz Proactive

BY Kit Eaton
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DARPA's issued a new "funding opportunity" dubbed Prophecy--it's a program to investigate how virus evolution may be predicted, notionally to improve the way the drug business tackles health threats. But it's DARPA, so there're military issues in the mix too.READ»

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Won't You (Cheaply) Help DARPA Gear Up for the Coming Robopocalypse?

BY Kit Eaton
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Back in July the government identified robots as one of the R&D priorities for the 2012 budget (about a decade behind the rest of us). Now there's a research funding round to aid small business robotic's efforts, to build robot gear DARPA can't manage.READ»

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NY Jets' Command Center Offers Real-Time Analytics for Sales, Stats Freaks

BY Austin Carr
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The New York Jets' new state-of-the-art touchscreen Command Center tracks concession stands, ticket sales, and fan behavior.READ»

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UAV War Machine Research May Finally Save Lives, in Airline Design

BY Kit Eaton
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We're used to hearing freaky, eerie, chill-inducing news about UAVs--basically because they're sci-fi-esque machines of war and spying. So check this out: Some research into damaged UAV flight may end up saving lives. READ»

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U.S. Military Will Change the Face of Computing, One Exaflop at a Time

BY Suzy Evans
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Forget petaflops. Forget Moore's Law. The Defense Department is set to build supercomputers that are a thousand times faster than the current record holders. Scary or cool?READ»

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Quiz: Can You Pick the Better Company Names?

BY Austin Carr
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What's in a name? Almost everything. At least that's what Robert Buderi over at XConomy believes. According to Buderi, a company name can have a significant impact on your brand, or as he puts it, "A good name evokes what ...READ»

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One Day a Tiny Flapping-Wing UAV May Spy on You

BY Kit Eaton
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Robot aircraft--UAVs--are going to be big news in the future of warfighting, as the reveal of the U.K.'s new one proves. But have you thought about tiny UAVs for spying? Check out this robot insect to see the future of surveillance. ...READ»

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Banking on Eco Projects With Big Stimulus Dollars

BY Camille Ricketts
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Can stimulus dollars turn into next-generation green tech?READ»

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Audio Visual Firm Will Expand Expertise in LED Projection Technology at InfoComm 2010

BY mccann systems
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Audio Visual design firm, McCann Systems, will attend InfoCom 2010 to expand their knowledge and expertise in LED projection technology.READ»

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Today in Robots: Fabulous Farm Droids, Scary Stick-on Spy Planes

BY Kit Eaton
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Robots, robots everywhere, with barely time to think (about the coming robocalypse.) Mechanoids are a fact of life folks, and if you need proof then learn about Chinese farmer Wu Yulu and his list of robo pals, and Stanford's freaky ...READ»

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Fast Company Takes a Spin in VAIL's iPhone-Controlled Autonomous Vehicle

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Distracted driving caused 6,000 automobile fatalities in 2008 alone. People probably aren't going to stop texting and fiddling around with gadgets while driving anytime soon, so why not make it a little bit less dangerous to be ...READ»

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Your Best Hope for a Flying Car? DARPA's Pitch for a Flying Humvee

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Remember that fantastical-sounding flying car that DARPA proposed earlier this year? It isn't just a pipe dream anymore--the defense agency has released a 58-page announcement (pdf) detailing the military's vision of "a robust ...READ»

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The Memristor Revolution: Chips Can Work Like Brains Too

BY Kit Eaton
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Memristors: If you don't know about 'em, you certainly will over the next few years. We're probably not talking about the same kind of revolution as the transistor sparked off, but new research has shown they can mimic brain cells, so ...READ»

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Coming Soon: Portable Poop-Powered Nuclear Reactors?

BY Ariel Schwartz
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DARPA is our favorite source for off-the-wall yet compelling technology. We've seen proposals for flying cars, handheld nuclear fusion devices, and now poop-powered nuclear reactors. It's not as crazy at seems.Wired explains that ...READ»

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World Water Day 2010: Three Projects That Are Changing the Future

BY Jamais Cascio
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In the developing world, a billion people go without clean water. Across the developed world, storms and failing infrastructure threaten to contaminate water supplies. Is there any hope to be found?READ»

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World Water Day

BY Jamais Cascio
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In the developing world, a billion people go without clean water. Across the developed world, storms and failing infrastructure threaten to contaminate water supplies. Is there any hope to be found?READ»

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DARPA's Smart Blimp: Mysterious, Hovering Future of Battlefield Surveillance

BY Kit Eaton
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In the future DARPA's ISIS blimp may be hovering above the horizon near to conflict zones, feeding real time radar data to troops and smart weapons from on high. True to its name, it's also a little more magical than the Goodyear ...READ»

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The intrduction of Wholesale GPS System Products

BY tan xue
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The intrduction of Wholesale GPS System Products The Global Positioning System is a satellite navigational system, predominantly designed for navigation. GPS system is now gaining prominence as a timing tool. If you've read ...READ»

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Obama's "Director of Game Changers" Talks Energy Breakthroughs

BY Grist Staff
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When the Soviet Sputnik beat American satellites into space in 1957, the U.S. tried to reclaim its technological edge by creating the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which pursued high-risk, high-payoff tech breakthroughs. ...READ»

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Open Source Maps Are Helping the World Bank Save Lives in Haiti

BY Anya Kamenetz
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An aid worker from the European Commission holds a PDF printout from OpenStreetMaps. The humanitarian relief effort underway in Haiti is proving the true potential of open source map building. Don't take my word for it, follow the ...READ»

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Most Innovative Companies - Defense

BY Cliff Kuang
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Robocalypse Alert: Defense Contract Awarded to Scary BigDog

BY Kit Eaton
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You remember BigDog, don't you? It's that loud all-terrain prototype robot quadruped that peopled your dreams with Terminator-esque nightmares when you saw the video. DARPA just awarded a $32 million contract to build it. The ...READ»

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Jerry Airola

BY Jerry Airola
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Jerry Airola The rotor system, or more simply rotor, is the rotating part of a helicopter which generates lift. A rotor system may be mounted horizontally as main rotors are, providing lift vertically, or it may be mounted vertically, such as a tail rotor, to provide lift horizontally as thrust to counteract torque effect. The rotor consists of a mast, hub and rotor blades. READ»

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