defense

A tiny mechanical entomopter using insect-like wing dynamics has achieved tethered flight following US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funding of a "robotic fly" project at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

The US Army recently debuted the first armed unmanned ground system (UGS) in Iraq, marking a new milestone for unmanned systems.

iRobot Corp. has entered into a strategic alliance with Taser International Inc. to develop new robots that can remotely engage, incapacitate, and control dangerous suspects with integrated Taser electronic control devices.