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Mine Rover

There have been two recent reports of the U.S. Military's efforts with autonomous robots. They seem to be taking this technology very seriously!

The first article is over on UniSci and discusses the use of 'Mine Rovers' to detect buried mines -- Low-Cost Mine Detector Made To Operate Autonomously. Interesting technical details include the use of a classifier system, that determines if there actually is a mine around the robot based on sensor readings. This apparently minimises the report of false-positive cases.

The second article is over on VOA News, and discusses UAV for recognition and battle: The Future of Warfare: Unmanned Robots?. The technology builds on Predator, a successful example used in Afghanistan. The plan is to reduce the size, and apply to other fields such as under-water scouting.

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Thursday 09 May, 10:28
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