Darpa articles

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  Robot finger detects textures more accurately than humans

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 19, 2012 07:29 am + 9 comments

  Researchers at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering have developed Continue reading…

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  Mysterious X37-B space plane returns to earth after 469-day mission

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 18, 2012 08:39 am + 23 comments

  The US Air Force’s top-secret, unmanned X37-B space plane successfully touched down at Vanderberg Continue reading…

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  DARPA-backed Robbie is a dexterous two-armed robot with eyes and ears

  By Adi Robertson on May 24, 2012 09:48 pm + 2 comments

  One of DARPA's best-known research areas is robotics: it's funded everything from this super-fast Continue reading…

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  Internet Society inducts Al Gore, Craig Newark, and 31 others into new Internet Hall of Fame

  By Andrew Webster on April 23, 2012 03:49 pm + 22 comments

  As part of its 20th anniversary celebration in Geneva, the Internet Society held an awards gala to Continue reading…

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  DARPA's HTV-2 aircraft test flight failed due to heat stresses at Mach 20

  By Dante D'Orazio on April 22, 2012 09:27 pm + 46 comments

  DARPA has released the findings from an independent engineering review board on what caused the Continue reading…

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  New DARPA Challenge looking for robots to respond to Fukushima-like disasters

  By Adi Robertson on April 10, 2012 04:35 pm

  The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is no stranger to crowdsourced or public Continue reading…

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  Obama administration announces $200 million 'big data' research and development initiative

  By T.C. Sottek on March 29, 2012 07:44 pm + 39 comments

  Today the Obama administration announced that the US will invest $200 million to improve the Continue reading…

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  DARPA-developed suspension makes a smooth ride for robots

  By Andrew Webster on March 26, 2012 09:39 am + 8 comments

  The Department of Research and Defense has unveiled a new advanced suspension system that lets Continue reading…

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  DARPA proposes 'Active Authorization' method to keep users logged in based on usage traits

  By Ryan Heise on March 20, 2012 08:48 am + 13 comments

  DARPA wants you to forget about passwords when you sit down in front of a computer. Instead, just be Continue reading…

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  US defense agency taking proposals for 'disposable' imaging satellites for soldiers

  By Adi Robertson on March 13, 2012 05:35 pm + 12 comments

  DARPA, which handles research for the US military, is looking for industry input on a new system Continue reading…