Sunday, January 31, 2010

Lots and lots of drones ...

The Fiscal Year 2010 budget calls for funding to field and sustain a 50-drone orbit by 2013. But the addition of another 15 orbits by 2015 won’t be the end of it. According to the draft QDR, the Pentagon is also “exploring ways to enhance the effectiveness of its fleet of ISR aircraft by developing innovative sensor technologies, support infrastructures and operating concepts.”


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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Finally a useful robot

Korean scientists have created a domestic robot that cleans up, dumps clothes in the washing machine and even heats food in the microwave.


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"The network capabilities of the robot makes it capable of doing jobs in areas that are dangerous, contaminated or previously unvisited, as every movement can be remote controlled,'' You said.
..... Sounds perfect for my bedroom.