Whether its swimming, running, or skating, full-body racing suits have consistently courted controversy — either because theyre perceived as giving an unfair advantage or, as has been the case with this years US speedskating team, because they actually slow the wearer down. Under Armours design for the 2014 US Olympic squad was greeted enthusiastically when […]
The US Army, along with defense contractor Lockheed Martin say theyve successfully tested an autonomous vehicle convoy system that does away with human drivers in the name of safety and speed. Lockheed ran the test in Fort Hood, Texas earlier this month, and says the driverless convoys successfully navigated all sorts of hazards and obstacles […]
Teams of engineers from MIT, Google, Lockheed Martin, and other institutions and companies replaced parts, ran last-minute tests, and ate junk food. It was the start of the Robotics Challenge Trials, a competition put on by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the branch of the US Department of Defense dedicated to high risk, […]
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