For robots to be useful teammates, they need to be able to understand what they’re told to do—and execute it with minimal supervision.

Military robots have always been pretty dumb. The PackBot the US Army uses for inspections and bomb disposal, for example, has practically no onboard intelligence and is piloted by remote control. What the Army has long wanted instead are intelligent robot teammates that can follow orders without constant supervision.   Read More

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