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Army eyes groups of autonomous 'morphing' robots for 2040
« on: November 04, 2019, 12:28:30 pm »

Published November 01, 2019

Army eyes groups of autonomous 'morphing' robots for 2040
By Kris Osborn | Warrior Maven


What if a small army of forward operating robots were able to detect an upcoming river gap and then ... without requiring human intervention -- autonomously mesh together into a bridge-like structure enabling manned combat units to advance?

What if an aerial swarm of mini-drones was able to autonomously operate in a synchronized fashion to act collectively as a group - perhaps combining otherwise separate small munitions into a larger explosive to attack a large emerging target if directed by human decision-makers?

These types of hypothetical scenarios might be possible in 20 years or so, depending upon the progress of current Army Research Lab work investigating new scientific frontiers in the area of robotics and autonomy.

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/army-eyes-groups-of-autonomous-morphing-robots-for-2040.amp

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Re: Army eyes groups of autonomous 'morphing' robots for 2040
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