Robot Hand Can Use Tweezers, Keys
DARPA continues to innovate in the area of robotics, as is clear from the video below showing a robotic hand using tweezers, picking up a basketball, and utilizing tools. Continue reading
DARPA FANG Winners Announced
DARPA has announced the winners of its $1 million FANG Challenge project. The three-person Team Ground Systems received the highest score measured against the requirements for the Fast Adaptable Next-Generation Ground Vehicle (FANG) competition. Continue reading
DARPA Takes Fresh Look at Vertical Take-Off Plane
DARPA is planning to invest $150 million to develop a new vertical take-off and landing aircraft called the VTOL X-Plane. The project is the latest attempt to solve a long-standing engineering challenge: how to design an aircraft that can take-off, land and hover like a helicopter, but that can fly at top speed once in the air. Continue reading
Army Planning New Air Deployable Armored Vehicle
Despite that silly scene in the recent A-Team movie, parachuting with a tank presents some significant challenges. But the U.S. military hopes to come up with a new armored vehicle that can be dropped from a plane alongside airborne infantry units.
Cryogenic Machining Honored
There’s a lot of innovation represented in Frost & Sullivan’s 2013 Manufacturing Leadership Awards. Nestled in the “Game Changing Technology” category you’ll find Nanocomp’s carbon nanotube materials and 3D printing service provider In’Tech Industries, along with MAG IAS, which has developed a cryogenic machining process.
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