Even as the US begins to withdraw from Afghanistan, IEDs remain a constant threat to our forces. But the Army’s top brass is turning this threat into an opportunity using a new, integrated sensor suite. Now, with every IED attack, the Army learn how to better treat and prevent the destruction and mayhem they cause.
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Darpa researchers at Sandia National Laboratory have developed a dextrous robotic hand made of modular components that can be produced cheaply. You see, the military wants to use these bots to defuse IEDs all over the world, but until now, comparable robotic abilities have cost about $250,000. Robotic hands need to be a lot be a lot cheaper if they’re going be to widely distributed amongst the troops. The Sandia Hand might be the answer. More »
Taliban warfighters aren’t the only threat to American forces in Afghanistan. There are also the nastly explosives they leave behind. But rather than simply reinforce some Humvees and hope for the best, General Atomics has developed a system to spot IEDs from the air, up to a mile away, day or night. More »
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