This is an outrage! I thought Obama was going to restore America’s focus on science and technology!
Obama Axes Pentagon Plan To Build Billion Dollar Tank In Shape Of Dragon
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President Obama Cuts Vital Funding for Robotic Dragons
Coming Soon from DARPA: Cyborg Moths
For years DARPA has been trying to develop cyborg insect spys that can be controlled remotely. Problem is, well, living things don’t survive with robotic parts in them. That is until now.
Georgia Tech professor Robert Michelson reports he has had success getting the bugs to live into adulthood by putting the mechanical components into the abdominal [...]
Animal-like Robot Ice Skates and Jumps
Last August robotics firm Boston Dynamics was given a $10 Million DARPA contract to produce a robot with animal-like strength, speed and mobility. This week Boston Dynamics released the following video of it’s Big Dog Robot climbing hills, running through snow, jumping, and sliding on ice.
The organic, lifelike balance this robot shows off is amazing — and [...]
DARPA: Mad Scientists Making War Even More Expensive
DARPA, the part of the Pentagon in charge of thinking up new and cutting edge technologies to wage wars more effectively, submitted it’s $3.29 billion dollar budget for 2009 earlier this week. So what’s all this cash gonna pay for?
In addition to laser-guided bullets, chips that mimic brain matter, and transparent displays, there is a slew [...]
