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- DARPA
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency The name given to the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency during the 1980s. It was later renamed back to ARPA. See ARPAnet.
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- Stanford leads pack of 36 robocars picked for DARPA Urban Challenge
- Robocars for Robocop?I see mobility on demand sooner and robocars later
- Tags: DARPA
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- Flapping 'nano' aircraft takes flight
- Engineers at Aeronvironment AV of Monrovia, California, have demonstrated the world's first successful flight of the smallest ever self-powered, rudderless, aircraft with flapping wings. The nano air vehicle NAV is modeled after a large insect or small bird, such as a hummingbird. It can hover indoors under...
- Tags: Aircraft, DARPA, Nano Air Vehicle, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Stanford leads pack of 36 robocars picked for DARPA Urban Challenge
- Stanford leads pack of 36 robocars picked for DARPA Urban ChallengeRobocarsOne tough one is how to arrange anonymous use of robotaxis. I fear that people will want to assign reputations to robotaxi renters and have a way to track them down if they trash them.Re: RobocarsSelf-driving cars exhaust manifold do...
- Tags: SECURITY, RoboCars, DARPA
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Advancing the prosthetic aesthetic
- Experimental prosthetic arms in labs across the country will soon pave the way for commercial versions to antiquate the last major upgrade that took place almost a hundred years ago. That was the cable-operated prosthetic hook (for above-the-elbow amputees). Thanks to the Defense Advanced Research Projects...
- Tags: Patient, DARPA, Chicago, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-02-20
- Fun headlines from last week
- The big security news last week wasn't that there's another WIndows worm poking its head up - it was that a bunch of academics have proven they can read your password data as you type it from variations in the electrical signals produced by your keyboard - through walls,...
- Tags: Password, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy, DARPA, Energy, Semiconductors, Processors, Networking, Components
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Bugs and boredom
- No matter where you were, you'd have to assume you were being watched by invisible insects (there's a paranoid fantasy) and that videos of anything interesting would wind up on the Web. by Ed Gottsman
- Tags: Fantasy, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Marketing, Ed Gottsman, DARPA, Technology, Asia Times, Government, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-20
- Better networked soldiers
- The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA has recently given a US$500K award to a computer scientist of the Washington University in St. Louis WUSTL. His research project is called 'Revolutionizing Defense Communications with a Diversified Internet Infrastructure.' Crowley will design a new kind of network for the U.S....
- Tags: Network, DARPA, U.S. Department Of Defense, Computer, Productivity, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Robotic car preps for DARPA Challenge
- Paul Perrone, CEO of Perrone Robotics, introduces Tommy Jr., a driverless car powered by Solaris and Java, created for the DARPA Urban Challenge. The vehicle made an appearance on stage at the JavaOne conference last week in San Francisco. Tommy Jr. will navigate using laser "eyes" mounted on the body...
- Tags: Car, DARPA, Sun Solaris, GPS, UNIX, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, JavaOne, robot, Solaris, Servers
- Videos 2008-05-15
- Brain waves used for faster image sorting
- Computers are fast for many tasks, but humans are faster for identifying objects or people in images. But is it possible to combine the speed of a computer with the sensitivity of the human brain? According to a IEEE Spectrum Online article, 'A Brainy Approach to Image Sorting,' several teams...
- Tags: Team, Analyst, DARPA, Image, Computer, Productivity, Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-04
- Can Deep Green help a combat commander?
- University of Southern California USC researchers are developing several parts of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA Deep Green program. Their efforts are intended to help commanders on the battlefield to anticipate enemy moves. 'The system interweaves anticipatory planning with adaptive execution to help the commander think ahead, identify...
- Tags: Program, Battlefield, DARPA, Corporate Governance, Data Mining, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Year of the nanotube
- For nearly 25 years now, ever since the discovery of the Carbon-60 "Buckyball" at Rice University, scientists have been trying to find uses for what is now called nanotechnology. Those uses are now coming thick and fast. In November I wrote how carbon nanotubes could be...
- Tags: Bayer AG, Nanotube, DARPA, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- Photos: Robot race in 'DARPA' city
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency raises the green flag on 11 driverless cars to drive a 10-plus mile course. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Robot, DARPA, Photograph, Robots, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2007-11-03
- News to know: Google, AMD earnings; Ubuntu gallery; Web 2.0; Firefox 3
- Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 7.10 - One sweet OS. Gallery right. Paula Rooney: Ubuntu 7.10 arrives, open for business. Dan Farber@Web 2.0 Summit: Gadget or Widget? It's the progammable Web. Cisco introduces ‘Entertainment operating system.' Ballmer: Microsoft will dunk on Google…eventually. All Web...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Cisco Systems Inc., DARPA, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Patent App, Web 2.0, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- DARPA sees inspiration as trophy of robot race
- DARPA sees inspiration as trophy of robot raceDARPA could save 40,000 american lives each year.That is about the number of people killed on US Highways every year. Not bad for only 2 million dollars.I'm not saying these cars will eliminate these deaths, but it's a great start.
- Tags: Robots, DARPA, robot race, robot
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- Military kicks the tires of green technology
- Writing at the GigaOM blog, Katie Fehrenbacher points to seven green technologies the military is pursuing. Powerfilm is working with the Army’s Natick Soldier Center to develop solar tents using the company’s thin amorphous silicon technology. DARPA has launched a BioFuels program to design bio-aviation fuel...
- Tags: Fuel Cell, Green Technology, DARPA, Military, Powerfilm, Army, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-08-29
- Stanford leads pack of 36 robocars picked for DARPA Urban Challenge
- DARPA has chosen 36 finalists for its Urban Challenge, a close-in city version of its "grand challenge" for robotic car designers, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. The defense agency isn't quite ready to unleash robocars on a real city; this contest will take place at a former Air Force...
- Tags: DARPA, Stanford, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-08-10
- Autonomous insect cyborg sentinels
- In a very brief article, AZoNano reports that nanotechnology is turning insects into flying cyborgs. Researchers from Cornell University have implanted 'microfluidic devices in insects before they hatch into fully grown flying creatures.' Of course, when they grow, these insects still carry the sensors. And if this works, they'll be...
- Tags: Science &, Nature, Robotics, Nanotechnology, Engineering &, Innovation, Defense &, Security
- Blog posts 2007-06-22
- Photos: Stanford passes first DARPA test
- The Stanford University racing team shows off its robot car, Junior, to DARPA representatives on in the first test round to enter the DARPA Grand Challenge.
- Tags: Robots, photograph, DARPA, Stanford, Stanford University, robot, team
- Image galleries 2007-06-14
- Photos: Teams tune up for Urban Challenge
- Fifty-three teams are preparing for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's $2 million military-sponsored race.
- Tags: Team management, team, DARPA, photograph
- Image galleries 2007-06-05
- DARPA plans to turn moths into cyberspies
- DARPA plans to turn moths into cyberspiesReally ScareyThis is a good thing if used only for good purposes but what scares me is the potential for misuse. I understand that it could be used in a positive manner but human nature always finds someone abusing and misusing abilities. In my...
- Tags: DARPA
- Discussion threads 2007-05-31
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