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Another Robotic Vehicle to Help Soldiers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the johnny-five-is-alive dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "There are many teams of U.S. scientists working on robots able to find improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq before they can kill American soldiers. Today, let's look at an effort going on at Florida State University (FSU) to build unmanned ground vehicles that could save soldiers' lives. The researchers are creating complex algorithms to control these robots who will have to integrate many different factors such as the type of ground surface or obstacles that might block the vehicle's path. Some of these robots, which also could be used for civilian missions, are currently being tested at FSU. Read more for additional references and pictures of these robots which will have to navigate among dense obstacles."

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  1. new look by Gusano · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think the new look is pretty cool...

    one suggestion tho: move the moderation status and score to the main bulk of text (to the left).
    A bit annoying as it is since it's too far to the right...

    congrats on an otherwise fresh (and needed) new look :)

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  2. fixing the user interface by Hadlock · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    how do i fix slashdot so that it doesn't look like i'm surfing slashdot from inside a Matrix movie?

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  3. OMG! by GaBTGurl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I WISH that I COULD go RTFA but right now my eyes are bleeding from the strain of the new layout! This is worse than OMG PONIES!!!

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  4. Tag by dj245 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Tag: R'o'land Piquepaille

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  5. Great new way to save soldiers lives: by reklusband · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    DON'T SEND THEM TO WAR FOR OIL! Seriously, though, in a time when soldiers have to choose between using homebought armor that actually works (but will cost them their pension) or losing their lives from lack of protection by their employer, the only real way to make sure the government stops killing our Guys and Gals is to pull them out of this useless war.

  6. CSS by Yvanhoe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Give me my Slashdot back!

    It was a joke! SCO didn't patent the old CSS!

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