United States Army Research Laboratory (ARL)

Army researchers teaching robots to be more reliable teammates for Soldiers

Posted by Age of Robots | Jul 19, 2018 | Military |

Researchers have developed a new technique to quickly teach robots novel traversal behaviors with minimal human oversight.

Army scientists uncover how to stop cyber intrusions

Posted by Age of Robots | May 5, 2018 | Quantum |

U.S. Army-funded researchers at the University of California in Los Angles have found a proverbial smoking gun signature of the long sought-after Majorana particle, and the find, they say, could block intruders on sensitive communication networks.

Army develops face recognition technology that works in the dark

Posted by Age of Robots | May 5, 2018 | Military |

Army researchers have developed an artificial intelligence and machine learning technique that produces a visible face image from a thermal image of a person’s face captured in low-light or nighttime conditions. This development could lead to enhanced real-time biometrics and post-mission forensic analysis for covert nighttime operations.

Invertebrates inspire first fully 3-D printed active materials for robots

Posted by | May 3, 2018 | 3D Printing |

To overcome the material rigidity and actuation limitations in current robotic systems, a joint U.S. Army Research Laboratory and University of Minnesota research project sought inspiration from invertebrates.

Scientists mimic neural tissue in Army-funded research

Posted by Age of Robots | Mar 29, 2018 | Neuroscience |

U.S. Army-funded researchers at Brandeis University have discovered a process for engineering next-generation soft materials with embedded chemical networks that mimic the behavior of neural tissue

Army’s brain-like computers moving closer to cracking codes

Posted by Age of Robots | Mar 29, 2018 | Military |

U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists have discovered a way to leverage emerging brain-like computer architectures for an age-old number-theoretic problem known as integer factorization

Researchers develop new tools to train robots

Posted by Age of Robots | Mar 20, 2018 | Military |

Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and The University of Texas at Austin have developed new techniques for robots or computer programs to learn how to perform tasks by interacting with a human instructor.

Army scientists help robots understand humans with board game idea

Posted by Age of Robots | Mar 19, 2018 | Gaming, Military |

Information scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Michigan have borrowed from the popular game “20 Questions,” to make an important step towards helping robots maintain continuous and purposeful conversation with humans.