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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Nathan Hodge, Robots: America's Newest Soldiers. Wall Street Jurnal, Aug 19,
2011.
Note:
(a) There is no need tor ead the report.
(b) The report features
(i) "QinetiQ's grenade- and gun-equipped robot for sentry duty" (photo
caption).
Foster-Miller TALON
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster-Miller_TALON
(a six barreled 40 mm grenade launcher; Foster-Miller is working on a
successor: the Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System (MAARS))
MAARS is the one displayed in the WSJ photo.
(ii) Lockheed Martin Unveils Samarai Flyer at Unmanned Vehicle Conference.
Lockheed Martin, Aug 16, 2011
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2011/0816atl-
("Inspired by a maple seed, Lockheed Martin's Samarai handheld vehicle flew
publically for the first time today at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle
Systems International conference [at DC]. Weighing less than half a pound,
Samarai demonstrated vertical takeoff and landing, stable hover, and on-
board video streaming.")
A video clip of a more refined product:
theworacle, Lockheed Martin Samarai monocopter UAV. YouTube, Sept, 25, 2009.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY38uho9ZdE
(iii) Media Advisory: Cobham to Exhibit, Demonstrate & Present at AUVSI
North America 2011. Cobham, Aug 12, 2011
http://www.cobham.com/media/633020/media%20advisory%20-%20cobha
("Cobham will demonstrate its TeleMAX explosive ordnance disposal (EOD)
robot")
The WSJ report says it can open a briefcase to see if there is explosive
inside. I can not find a video clio for that. However, Cobham deposited
several TeleMAX clips at YouTube, including this one:
COBHAMplc, teleMAX Climbing an Obstacle. July 12, 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESq2oZbWnaU&feature=related
--------------------------------------Separately
(1) 周敏煌, 想買美F16C/D 王金平：無望了. 中國時報, Aug 20, 2011
http://news.chinatimes.com/politics/11050202/112011082000163.ht
Note: Taiwan's Bid for US Jets 'Hopeless': Report. AFP, Aug 20, 2011
("The comments by parliamentary speaker Wang Jin-pyng, who said the US had
changed its mind about selling the jets, mark the first time an official has
stated publicly that the long-awaited deal is expected to fall through")
There is no need ot read the rest of the AFP report.
(2) Dr. Elan Singer, A Tribute to the Captain and Crew of the USS Alaska.
Fox News,Aug
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/08/20
/tribute-to-captain-and-crew-uss-alaska/
("Lights out was at 2300 and it was the best sleep I had in a long while—
total silence!")
Note: The quotation says the US nuclear powered submarine (including the
engine) is silent. There is no need to read the rest. |
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