Another vital role that may be performed by robots in the future is the dangerous mission of evacuating casualties under fire. Researchers are already exploring the robots potential.
Still in an early protype stage, this small bird-like robot in on the special forces list, capable of spying both from the air and on the ground. With its small size and profile it will bring superb portability and natural steal to battlefields.
The Army's latest "bomb squads" are robots that are the front-line soldiers in Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD). Their role is increasingly vital in seeking out and destroying ambush explosive devices, especially with the ongoing threat of Ira ...
By 2015 the Defense Department is requiring 1/3 of transport vehicles be "autonomous" or robotic. To promote research in this area, the miltary's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsors an annual "Grand Challenge" in the Mojav ...
Both the Army and the Marines will soon deploy tele-operated, heavily armed robots that can pack a lethal punch while keeping the human operator out of harm's way. Here's a look at the Army's version, the compack, all-weather, all-terrain Talon.
Will future space exploration be done by robots or humans? The Director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA, James Green, answers whether future space exploration will be done by humans or robots in this Curiosity video.
Did the film The Bridge at Remagen get the details right with its depiction of the common foot soldier? Lou Diamond Phillips speaks with Infantry Officer Historian, Colonel Raymond Bluhm to learn the truth.
Sergeant David Brown was injured in battle twice before returning home at Walter Reed Medical Center. After seeing the struggles his fellow veterans faced he has since made volunteering his full-time job.