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It's a tough galaxy out there, so you need a ship that can dish out some pain when needed. That's why Gameforge's free-to-play browser game Star Trek — Infinite Space is preparing to roll out the mighty Intrepid-class starship. More »
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BAE System's Mk 38 chain gun was already a formidable opponent: a 250millimeter cannon capable of putting 180 rounds per minute into the air from the deck of a naval ship, strongly urging those without clearance to keep a safe distance (of about 2,000 yards). More »
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If you ever wondered what modern asymmetrical warfare would look like if the combatants were rabbits, cats, and weasels, look no further than this long-in-the-works anime series, which is finally due out this fall. More »
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It looks like another piece of Star Trek technology is just around the corner. The British military's top scientists are using supercapacitors to create deflector shields for tanks. More »
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It happens to the best of us: Your robot body guard takes a car bomb to the brain and suddenly she thinks she's supposed to kill you rather than protect you. Or maybe an enemy combatant has sent an autonomous computerized agent to destroy you, and Sarah Connor is nowhere to be found. How can you defend yourself against a mechanized foe? Until artificial intelligence starts obeying Asimov's Laws of Robotics, one company is developing tools to combat the eventual robot revolution. More »
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Robot combat season is right around the corner and it makes me think of the smell of burning oil and sodomized electrons. Ah, the sound of a 200-pound killer bot smashing into a transparent barrier after being ripped apart and destroyed by fire. Yes, the Robogames have just opened for entries in preparation for their actuator-annihilating killfest in early June. Here's a picture of one deathmatch from last year, and a few more below. More »
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