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Autonomous Vehicle for Soldiers
The kids that got third place of the DARPA urban challenge 2007 formed a company called TORC Technology. It was announced they are producing IED- scouting humvee kits to the military and drive by wire platforms for the blinds. They are introducing a TORC kit called (GUSS), or Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate which navigate autonomously [...]
Full StoryShapeshifting Robots
Shape shifting Robots are here at last! A DARPA funded project, the chembot project have shape shifting properties. The applications of this technology are huge! From robots that can enter cracks, to transformers like machines, the future of robotics have expanded a little bit more with this technology. The potential uses of this technology are limit [...]
Full StoryScience Behind Norad Style Doors
Brief Summary: What do you use as a door in a room/base storing millions of dollars or valuable sensitive material? Thats easy, a thick piece of almost indestructible rock (known as Vault Doors). A vault door is a door usually of pure thick metal that can absorb large amounts of energy. Vaults doors today are [...]
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