if you build it, they may come — RoMeLa STriDER

Strider photo at RoMeLa
Tripedal robot swings itself into action
by: Tom Simonite / New Scientist.com news Service
“Three-legged robot with an unconventional and graceful walk has been developed by US researchers. Like humans, it exploits gravity to save energy with each step, but it also flips its entire body upside-down with each stride.
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if you build it, they may come — nano-swarm intelligence — Lockheed Martin NAV

 
 
NAV Image from: Gadzooki.com
Tiny Sensors join U.S. security
by: Australia IT
“… Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon’s top supplier by contract value, is working on a keychain-sized, remote-controlled aerial vehicle designed to collect and transmit data with military and homeland security uses.Resembling the seed of a silver maple tree, the single-winged device would pack in a tiny [...]