The MTRS Inc II program will provide Soldiers with a remotely-operated, medium-sized common robotic platform that significantly improves reliability and interoperability over current systems.

Robotic energy independence will be important to ensure independence for soldiers. The laboratory is looking at more energy-efficient power options that are multifuel-capable—even able to scavenge ...

Armed Army robot vehicles conducted reconnaissance, called for indirect fire and then, when directed by human decision-makers, attacked and destroyed enemy targets in a recent experiment designed ...

After canceling its Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) program, the Army has detailed plans to pursue a new Unmanned Ground ...

An armed ground robot with its own sensors and weapons is undergoing operational trials with U.S. troops. Designed to support soldiers in nonlethal and direct combat situations, the robot features a ...

In the words of DARPA itself, the Avatar program will work on "interfaces and algorithms to enable a soldier to effectively partner with a semi-autonomous bipedal machine and allow it to act as ...

U.S. Army modernization officials are about to finish the service's first experiment to see whether the Robotic Combat Vehicle effort can make units more deadly on the future battlefield. For the ...

The Army is fast-tracking Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCVs) to face enemy fire. When directed by soldiers, the vehicles will also conduct forward surveillance, carry ammunition, and even destroy ...

The robots of the future could take the weight off a soldier's shoulders. That's the idea driving the team at work on Lockheed Martin's Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) -- a large, unmanned ...