Robot hand
iRobot
robot

Three-fingered iRobot hand points to strong, nimble future machines

FANG
DARPA
darpa

Military shows off world's first crowdsourced tank design

Darpa TIMU
DARPA
darpa

No GPS? Ultra-tiny positioning chip points the way

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Facebook sign-in page on computer
Reuters file
Facebook

Facebook passes research test for quick responses, collaboration

Image of water, looking up.
DARPA
innovation

Navy wants drones stashed on the seafloor

JPL's Simain
NASA
innovation

Human-like robots getting ready to save lives

DARPA FANG
DARPA
Military

Uncle Sam wants YOU - to design our next tank

Graphic of rescue robots
DARPA
innovation

Human-like robots to gear up for disasters

CT2WS system
DARPA / Defense Sciences Office
surveillance

Surveillance system scans brainwaves to ID possible threats

Image of AlphaDogs
DARPA via YouTube
robot

Robot dog pack keeps growls to a whimper

U.S. Army RDECOM / Conrad Johnson
U.S. Army RDECOM / Conrad Johnson -- via Fast Company
cyberwar

Inside DARPA's 'Plan X' for cyberwar

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Image of robot with inflatable arm
YouTube / IEEE
robot

Inflatable robots are a breeze to move around

Image of transporter on water
YouTube / DARPA
innovation

Video: DARPA’s tank-like transporter drives on water

Image of Sandia Hand gripping an apple.
Sandia National Laboratories
innovation

Nimble-fingered robot could disarm bombs, put batteries in flashlight

"Dark Knight Rises" flying Bat
Warner Bros.
batman

Why the U.S. military won't be building Batman's flying 'Bat'

smart suit Wyss Institute
Wyss Institute
innovation

Smart stretchable super suit to fend off battlefield fatigue

Image of gears
DARPA
innovation

A robot with 200 hours of power? DARPA wants one

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Image of laser-firing jet
DARPA
innovation

When aliens attack, will we put up a fair fight?

Image: Image or robot doing pushups
YouTube / DARPA
innovation

Humanoid robot adds freak to Friday the 13th

Image: Image of Hume in the lab
YouTube
innovation

Robots may soon outrun us, even in the woods