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An Inconvenient Truth About AI

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In the early 2010s, this wave gathered powerful new momentum with the rise of neural networks learning from massive data sets. That same year we started deploying the first of thousands of robots in Afghanistan and then Iraq to be used to help troops disable improvised explosive devices.

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US Department of Defense releases roadmap to transform energy use in military operations

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The report will assess the effectiveness of rapid fielding of fuel demand management improvements by the Military Departments, including energy efficiency and alternative generation technologies, to Afghanistan and other locations in support of contingency operations. The chairman has designated the Director for Logistics, Lt.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Only 22% remains to power the vehicle. Crane also mentioned that one-quarter to one-third of the cost of a battery system is the packaging, integration and electronics. The systems are designed to maintain mobility for the elderly and those with weakened leg muscles. Braking losses add another 6%. Storage Temperature.

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The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

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The story of the Baltimore Gun Club propelling themselves to the moon is about the extraordinary masculine power of the veteran, who doesn’t simply “overcome” his disability; he derives power and ambition from it. And yet who better to design the next great leap in technology than men remade by technology themselves?

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Will Human Soldiers Ever Trust Their Robot Comrades?

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A Navy unit used a remote-controlled vehicle with a mounted video camera in 2009 to investigate suspicious areas in southern Afghanistan. As a result, warfighter demands become exceedingly complex, especially since the potential costs of failure are unacceptable. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick W. Mullen III/U.S.

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Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare

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Over time, as weapons system provokes countermeasures, their designers respond with improvements, and the gold-plating accumulates. In 1938, a single British Spitfire cost £9,500 to produce, equivalent to about US $1 million today. But a technologically powerful country needn’t count the cost; the United States certainly didn’t. “We

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