NAMO humanoid robot
The NAMO (Novel Articulated MObile platform) humanoid robot did not come from Japan surprisingly, as it hails from Thailand instead courtesy of The Institute of Field Robotics (FIBO) at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. NAMO will not see action on the battlefield as it is a peacetime robot, welcoming folks to public places such [...]
Motion sensors to assist troops on the battlefield
Guess when their iPhones fail on the battlefield, troops can still reach at a designated point thanks to a location tracker that is based on microchip motion sensor technology courtesy of Tesella. Tessella is working with the European Space Agency on similar orientation software, where their sensors are lightweight in nature and can be by [...]
JETprotect CS300K towering Range Counter Surveillance Camera
In the battlefield, snipers are certainly something that should have you worried, as they’re normally detectable after they’ve fired the first shot (which probably took you out). With JETprotect’s CS300K expanded Range Counter Surveillance Camera, you might just have a fighting chance. The camera uses the same “red eye” effect of from camera flashes to [...]
Plastic Logic QUE proReader delayed
Folks who have faraway been looking forward to the Plastic Logic QUE proReader that was supposed to come out sometime in the middle of next month will be disappointed since it has been delayed to an unspecified period in the summer. There were no exact reasons behind the delay, but apparently it was meant to [...]
iKey KYB-170-OEM keypad
The iKey KYB-170-OEM keypad will cater to those hardy men and women on the battlefield (as well as anyone else working in a rugged and harsh environment). After all, that military grade 17-key keypad “functions just like a cellular phone does when texting”, where it is plus accompanied by an integrated pointing device, committed mouse-click [...]
iPhone headed to war, Fake Steve Jobs calls for AT&T flash mob, Apple 2-3 years ahead of competition
Raytheon is talking about adapting the iPhone to be used on the battlefield. The iPhone could run software that would allow the user to see the position of allies on the battlefield in real moment. Fake Steve Jobs has called for AT&T iPhone users to rally tomorrow in an attempt to cripple the network. Dubbed [...]