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Tag Archives: robots
![(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161123215746im_/http://science.dodlive.mil/files/2015/02/The-Human-Surrogate-183x108.jpg)
He’s called a human surrogate, and for the next several weeks, this virtual greeter will welcome visitors to the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation Training.
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Posted in Articles, Robots, Technology
Tagged animatronics, armed with science, avatars, AWS, Camp Pendleton, dod robots, DOD Science, dod technology, human surrogates, Infantry Immersion Trainer, Marine Corps, Office of Naval Research, onr, ONR’s Human Surrogate Interaction program, robot surrogates in the military, robots, state-of-the-art urban training facility, University of Central Florida
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![(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161123215746im_/http://science.dodlive.mil/files/2015/01/DARPA-Unplugged-183x108.jpg)
The Atlas robot was redesigned with the goal of improving power efficiency to better support battery operation. Approximately 75 percent of the robot was rebuilt!
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Posted in Articles, Robots, Technology
Tagged $3.5 million, 3.7-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack, armed with science, DARPA, DARPA Robotics Challenge, DARPA Unplugged, Department of Defense, disaster zone, dod robots, DRC, fall arrestors, Gill Pratt, human-supervised robot technology, more demanding DRC Finals, power cords, program manager for the DRC, robots, robots in the DoD, secure wireless network
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![Soldier Uniforms of the Future May Detect, Neutralize Bio-Threats](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161123215746im_/http://science.dodlive.mil/files/2014/12/Soldier-Uniforms-of-the-Future-May-Detect-Neutralize-Bio-Threats-183x108.jpg)
Scientists have developed synthetic peptides they believe will serve as great replacements for animal-grown antibodies currently used to detect biological hazards.
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Posted in Articles, Physical Sciences, Technology
Tagged Army Medical Command, army research laboratory, Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, biohazard, biotech, Biotechnology Branch, DOD Science, immune system, James J. Sumner, microorganisms, peptides, Ph.D, robots, Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, Stratis-Cullum, Sumner, synthetic, synthetic peptides, temperature fluctuations
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![(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161123215746im_/http://science.dodlive.mil/files/2014/10/Robots-at-the-Ready-183x108.jpg)
The Air Force is developing autobots that will one day be able to enter dangerous environments without putting human lives at risk.
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Posted in Articles, Robots, Technology, Videos
Tagged AFBlue Tube, air force, Air Force robots, Air Force YouTube Channel, Airmen, armed with science, autobots, autonomous robots, AWS, dod tech, dod technology, robots, robots at the ready, Technology
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![Uncanny Valley Doctor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161123215746im_/http://science.dodlive.mil/files/2014/10/Uncanny-Valley-Doctor-183x108.jpg)
Artificially intelligent virtual humans hold great promise for health care services, but can you get past the uncanny valley?
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Posted in Articles, Education & Culture, Robots, Technology
Tagged armed with science, Artificially intelligent virtual humans, AWS, David D. Luxton Ph.D., DOD Science, dod technology, education services, highly realistic simulation, mental healthcare, National Center for Telehealth & Technology, natural language processing, robots, t2, technologies, Tokyo Institute of Technology, uncanny valley, virtual humans, virtual reality, virtual reality environments, Virtual Reality Exposure, virtual-reality simulation
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![(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161123215746im_/http://science.dodlive.mil/files/2014/08/MEET-THE-SCIENTISTS_dR-jAMES-lEVER-183x108.jpg)
Meet the Scientists: He’s the Polar robot expert in charge of the snow-riding rovers aptly named SNOBOTS. Meet Dr. James Lever!
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Posted in Articles, DoDLive Science, Featured, Meet the Scientists, Robots
Tagged armed with science, Canadian mechanical engineer, Corps of Engineers, cosmic dust, Dr. James Lever, Dr. Lever, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, McMaster University at Hamilton, Meet the Scientists, national science foundation, Ontario, research and engineering, robots, Snobot One, Snobot Two, snobots, snow-based robotics, soldier-portable robots, US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center, USACE ERDC
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![(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161123215746im_/http://science.dodlive.mil/files/2014/07/Robot-Ruckus-183x108.jpg)
Robots utilize their advanced sensing and reasoning capabilities to further their agenda in this episode of Robot Secrets Revealed (a Naval Research Lab production).
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Posted in Articles, Robots, Videos
Tagged AI, androids, anthropomorphic robots, armed with science, Artificial Intelligence, AWS, cool technology, damage control, data, different environments, DoD science blog, facility, fire-fighting, future, IEDs, innovation, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, lab, Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research, LASR, Lucas, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Naval Research Lab, naval research laboratory, NRL, Octavia, Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, research, robot skin, robot takeover, robotics, robots, robots with faces, SciFi, service members, Star Trek, state-of-the-art
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