Robotics Archives

Lt. Elliot Reed, right, assigned to Air Department aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signals to a Carrier Air Wing 8 F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 87, as it launches from the flight deck, July 14, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

NIWC Atlantic’s new Rapid Capabilities Office aims to deliver tech ‘at wartime speed’

“We are laser-focused on speeding advanced capabilities to the warfighter,” the RCO's chief told DefenseScoop.

Jan 9, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

A U.S. Army unmanned, eight-wheeled, all-electric, all-terrain transport vehicles armed with the R600 autonomous weapon system provides support to dismounted Soldiers in an urban environment as part of a human integration experiment at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 17, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks)

Next iteration of Army’s ‘transforming-in-contact’ will focus on autonomy

As the Army looks to scale its transforming-in-contact initiative to divisions and heavy brigades, it plans to experiment more with robotics and autonomy technology.

Feb 18, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

US Central Command recruits former Google Cloud leader and AI expert to be top tech adviser

Andrew Moore has been hired to serve as the first-ever U.S. Central Command advisor for artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud computing and data analytics.

Apr 19, 2023 By Jon Harper