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Cyclone Biomass Engine Takes Next Step in Powering DARPA's EATR Bot, a Hungry...
LIGHT MY FIRE Harry Schoell shows the uncovered combustion chamber in his steam engine. John B. Carnett A DARPA-funded robot that refuels itself on wood, grass--even decaying biomatter--whatever it...
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Darpa's Self-Feeding Sentry Robot is Not a Man-Eater, Company Protests
EATR Robot Don't let that chainsaw fool you. The EATR robot is being designed for a strictly vegetarian diet. Robotic Technology Inc. There hasn't been such a scare over the future of green since...
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Robots That Eat Bugs and Plants for Power
Crunch'n'Munch EATR will grab plants with its robotic arm, chop them with a mini chainsaw, and burn them in its onboard steam combustion engine to make power. Francis Govers III No matter how...
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Self-Sustaining Robot Equipped with New Artificial Gut Eats, and Excretes,...
EcoBot II The predecessor to EcoBot III via IAS EcoBot TeamIn order to create truly autonomous robots that can sustain themselves without human intervention, it's necessary to first create a way for...
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From NACHOS to MAHEM: Naming The World's Most Advanced Military Tech
These Names Are FUBAR A sampling of PopSci's favorite DARPA acronyms. Made with Wordle View Photo GalleryWhat do you call an armor-penetrating munition? MAHEM. A smokescreen that instantly closes...
View ArticleCyclone Biomass Engine Takes Next Step in Powering DARPA's EATR Bot, a Hungry...
A DARPA-funded robot that refuels itself on wood, grass--even decaying biomatter--whatever it can consume has met its perfect match--a biomass engine system called the Cyclone which we featured last...
View ArticleDarpa's Self-Feeding Sentry Robot is Not a Man-Eater, Company Protests
There hasn't been such a scare over the future of green since Soylent Green. But a DARPA-funded robot that forages for biomass will only consume plant matter, as opposed to dead bodies or wayward...
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No matter how intelligent a robot might be, it’s nice knowing you can pull its plug to halt the anti-human insurrection. Whoops, not anymore. A new cohort of ’bots that make…
View ArticleSelf-Sustaining Robot Equipped with New Artificial Gut Eats, and Excretes,...
In order to create truly autonomous robots that can sustain themselves without human intervention, it's necessary to first create a way for them to fuel themselves. While…
View ArticleFrom NACHOS to MAHEM: Naming The World's Most Advanced Military Tech
What do you call an armor-penetrating munition? MAHEM. A smokescreen that instantly closes around a tank? DRAPES. A robot that scavenges and feeds itself? EATR, of course. At…
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