Robocopters Haul Tons of Stuff in Afghanistan, Return Home Victorious

In December of 2011, the U.S. Marines took delivery of a pair of Kaman K-MAX helicopters that Lockheed Martin had modified for autonomous cargo delivery. But after the robot helicopters were sent to Afghanistan, we heard nothing more about the program. Until now.

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Apparently the testing program was extraordinarily successful, which is good news for the U.S. military’s plan to replace as many humans as possible with robots…. [Read more]