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AnimeFan188 · 2012-02-17, 03:00

"Soldiers practically inhabiting the mechanical bodies of androids, who will take the
humans’ place on the battlefield. Or sophisticated tech that spots a powerful laser
ray, then stops it from obliterating its target.

If you’ve got Danger Room’s taste in movies, you’ve probably seen both ideas on
the big screen. Now Darpa, the Pentagon’s far-out research arm, wants to bring ‘em
into the real world.

In the agency’s $2.8 billion budget for 2013, unveiled on Monday, they’ve allotted
$7 million for a project titled “Avatar.” The project’s ultimate goal, not surprisingly,
sounds a lot like the plot of the same-named (but much more expensive) flick.

According the agency, “the Avatar program will develop interfaces and algorithms to
enable a soldier to effectively partner with a semi-autonomous bi-pedal machine
and allow it to act as the soldier’s surrogate.”"

See:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/02/darpa-sci-fi/

Though using robo-surrogates seems a bit more like *this* movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986263/

Note:

It looks like the Japanese are already ahead in this type of technology:

"A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller
is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality."

See:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Ja...robot_999.html

2012-02-17, 03:00	Link #461
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Pentagon’s Project ‘Avatar’: Same as the Movie, but With Robots Instead of Aliens "Soldiers practically inhabiting the mechanical bodies of androids, who will take the humans’ place on the battlefield. Or sophisticated tech that spots a powerful laser ray, then stops it from obliterating its target. If you’ve got Danger Room’s taste in movies, you’ve probably seen both ideas on the big screen. Now Darpa, the Pentagon’s far-out research arm, wants to bring ‘em into the real world. In the agency’s $2.8 billion budget for 2013, unveiled on Monday, they’ve allotted $7 million for a project titled “Avatar.” The project’s ultimate goal, not surprisingly, sounds a lot like the plot of the same-named (but much more expensive) flick. According the agency, “the Avatar program will develop interfaces and algorithms to enable a soldier to effectively partner with a semi-autonomous bi-pedal machine and allow it to act as the soldier’s surrogate.”" See: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/02/darpa-sci-fi/ Though using robo-surrogates seems a bit more like this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986263/ Note: It looks like the Japanese are already ahead in this type of technology: "A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality." See: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Ja...robot_999.html Last edited by AnimeFan188; 2012-02-17 at 12:20.