51 news & feature articles results for "afghanistan robot"

The U.S. Army has ambitious plans for a widespread high-tech refresh of its vehicles and other soldier gear. It's also finding a way to make some parts happen sooner rather than later.

Posted by Jonathan Skillings

A device that adds GPR features to a standard metal detector is the latest tech advance in the search for buried explosives.

Every year, the U.S. Army designates a set of top inventions. This year's list includes a GPS-guided artillery shell and a new method for saving severely injured soldiers.

Posted by Jonathan Skillings

The Army's Rapid Equipping Force is focusing on devices such as surveillance systems for searching out explosives.

Aerial surveillance and counter-IED systems dominate the Army's top 10 list of gear that serves to protect soldiers.

Consumers and retailers come to grips with the largest-ever breach of personal data security.

Posted by Steven Musil

Bomb-scouting 'bots and English-to-Arabic handhelds are a few of the gadgets concocted by the Army's Rapid Equipping Force.
Gung-ho gadgets for U.S. troops

Posted by Jonathan Skillings

The Universal Digital Library, backed by several major libraries around the globe, is more about preservation and less about getting clicks.

Posted by Candace Lombardi

At ILM, teams of dozens of visual effects and animation professionals worked hard to blend computer graphics.

Posted by Daniel Terdiman

The U.S. Army says its free PC game has turned into one of its most effective informational tools and could even help train real soldiers.

Posted by David Becker