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Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In an effort to reduce the number of human casualties in combat and cut down on spending, the U.S. military has made a major commitment to the development and deployment of robotic soldiers on the battlefield. Discover some of the recent progress that has been made in the ongoing development of these intelligent fighting machines, including the highly successful bomb disposal robot and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The Defense Department is offering two million dollars to the builders of the first robotic vehicle to cover a 130-mile stretch of desert. NOVA goes behind the scenes as top engineering teams struggle to solve the problems of making a vehicle like this.