Unmanned Systems, Drones, Robotics

In this interview, Dr. Reed Young, Program Manager – Robotics and Autonomy, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory discusses current requirements in unmanned solutions for ground combat s...

LTC (R) Matt Dooley, Former Chief, Lethality and Robotics Branch U.S. Army, presented on the Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) and US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) strat...

The development of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and tanks is on an "irreversible" track and will soon replace armoured vehicles driven by humans, according to a senior People's Liberation Army spea...

While U.S. businesses, large and small, wait impatiently for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to formulate rules for commercial unmanned aircraft operations, the agency in charge of aviatio...

Given the current economic landscape, many law enforcement agencies are facing personnel and resource reductions while struggling with chronic crime and unprecedented public pressure. Developing tac...

The UAS Commercialization Summit brings together companies and organizations that want to derive business value from UAVs. After running similar events aimed at the defense industry, we’ve sta...

For more than a decade the world has become well acquainted with the capabilities unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) provide in warfare, from "eyes in the sky" reconnaissance to delivery platforms for...

They were a menace to mankind in the sci-fi movies of the mid 20th Century. But now robots come in all shapes and sizes and they’re generally seen as a positive force – charged with th...

The U.S. Army wants to get rid of nearly half of its small robotic vehicle fleet and replace them with a new breed of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) that can handle multiple missions. Small robot...

He’s 6ft 2in, weighs in at 330 pounds and packs a mighty punch. DARPA has just unveiled ATLAS, one of the most advanced humanoid robots ever built. His arms stretch wider than a car and he...

It’s only 4.3 inches long and 9 inches wide, but when the going gets tough the rugged little throwable robot named 110 FirstLook really does get going. It was built by iRobot to provide rapi...

In a historic test flight, the U.S. Navy landed a drone on an aircraft carrier for the first time ever on Wednesday. The flight involved an experimental bat-winged X-47B UAV making an arrested lan...