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Army Buys 9,000 Mini-Drones, Rethinks Ground Robots

This summer, Army soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan with air support literally in the palm of their hands: the 1.16-ounce Black Hornet mini-drone. New ground robots are entering service too, next year — not to fight but to haul supplies, at least at first — but field tests have convinced the Army to issue these

Marine Corps Eyeing Modular, Interoperable Robotic Systems

At the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, officials are grappling with an evolving threat environment that requires the development of cutting-edge capabilities to keep pace with adversaries, said Jeff Tomczak, the lab’s deputy director for science and technology. One area of focus is the infantry squad. The service wants to give Marines robotic systems that enhance

FLIR Offers Free Thermal Data Set for Algorithm Training

Free FLIR thermal data set available July 2018. Training datasets are the key to machine learning. FLIR is offering a free thermal dataset for ADAS developers, researchers, suppliers and auto manufacturers. It features more than 10,000 annotated thermal images that can help vehicle systems “see” better both day and night. The data set can be