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The good and the ugly about drones

Both facets of the technology were on display over the weekend
Redemption, tech advances -- and $2M prize -- drive DARPA robotics finalists (video)

The final DARPA robotics challenge begins today, and the 24 teams competing for big prize money spent Thursday prepping their hardware for the big day.
Google's Eric Schmidt double dips: To make second Virginia Tech commencement address

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has been named as the speaker for the 5,000-strong Virginia Tech Class of 2015 commencement on May 15 at Lane ...
US Navy firefighting robot still needs its sea legs

SAFFiR is a slow, lumbering humanoid but it could work with shipboard drones to find and fight fires
US startup finds malware intrusions by keeping an eye on processor radio frequencies

PFP Cybersecurity, a startup with roots in academia and the military, seeks out malware by analyzing the performance of hardware - not software and not ...
Atlas Unplugged: DARPA challenge robot gets major makeover

The 6-foot, 2-in. tall humanoid robot that many teams in the finals of the DARPA Robotics Challenge will be using in June has gotten a ...

Only 14 U.S. states have handheld-while-driving bans

Even though use of handheld devices while driving has become a dangerous and growing epidemic in the US, many states still have not enacted nor ...