Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection Image Caption: PIXNET In an effort to simplify the myriad sensors carried by soldiers to detect threats, DARPA is looking for technology that would merge them into a single, lightweight, networked, multifunction device that could be mounted on a helmet or gun. Homepage position: …
DARPA looking for help in merging soldiers’ sensors into single device
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection Image Caption: PIXNET In an effort to simplify the myriad sensors carried by soldiers to detect threats, DARPA is looking for technology that would merge them into a single, lightweight, networked, multifunction device that could be mounted on a helmet or gun. Homepage position: …
DARPA wants help to see IEDs hidden in mud and meat
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection The increasing threat of explosives hidden in nasty places has prompted the Defense Department’s research agency to ask for help in developing technology that can see through murky or semi-solid substances, such as mud and animal carcasses. Homepage position: 10 read more View full…
DARPA wants help to see IEDs hidden in mud, meat
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection The increasing threat of explosives hidden in nasty places has prompted the Defense Department’s research agency to ask for help in developing technology that can see through murky or semi solid substances, like mud and animal carcasses. Homepage position: 10 read more View full…
UAVs autonomously refuel in flight during DARPA demo
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: UAV refueling Two modified RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles successfully demonstrated technology that allows unmanned vehicles to be automatically refueled in-flight, an important step in conducting surveillance and combat duties, said the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency on Oct. 5. Homepage…
DARPA experimental software development project begins
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Image analysis fromInnovation House A project at a Washington-area university aimed at pressure cooker, quick collaborative software design funded by the Department of Defense is now underway, aimed at developing new image analysis technology. The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Innovation…
DARPA detection system uses soldiers’ brain waves to help protect forces
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: military_force_protection Image Caption: CT2WS camera Researchers for the Defense Department are relying on the brainpower of soldiers in the field as a key ingredient for a new threat detection sensor system. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARP) is developing a Cognitive Technology Threat Warning…
DARPA emergency response robot runs faster than the fastest human
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: DARPA’s Cheetah A robot under development by the U.S. Defense Department that could be used in a variety of applications, including emergency response missions, can run faster than the fastest human, recently reaching almost 30 miles per hour on a laboratory treadmill….
DARPA developing simple chameleon robot that may cost under $100
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: DARPA robot A low-cost rubber robot that can change color to match its surroundings like a chameleon, light up in the dark, change temperatures and fit into tight places is under development for potential defense and surveillance applications at DARPA. The robot,…
DARPA looks to unconventional processors for ISR data analysis
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: DARPA UPSIDE DARPA is looking to contractors for ways break the CMOS status quo in processing the massive amounts of sensor data collected by intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, noting the capability is critical to security and defense. Homepage position: 10…