Military robots and drones : a reference handbook /: a reference handbook. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul J. Springer.
• Other Names: Springer, Paul J
• Contents: Preface1 Background and HistoryDefining Robots and DronesEarly Descriptions and Imagined MachinesAutomataPower Systems and PrecedentsIndustrial RoboticsWorld War IICold War RoboticsRobots in Popular CultureAcademic CentersFielding Military RobotsReferences2 Problems and ControversiesArtificial IntelligenceRobots and Drones in Asymmetrical WarsMass Production and Specialty DesignGold Plating and Requirements CreepSpecial Vulnerabilities of Robotic SystemsAutonomous Robots and Lethal ForceRobots and the Laws of WarIntegration of the Human-Machine TeamReferences3 Worldwide PerspectiveEuropeUnited KingdomFranceGermanyItalyOther European CountriesAsiaChinaRussiaIndiaPakistanJapanSouth KoreaOther Asian CountriesSouth Pacific RegionMiddle EastIsraelJordanTurkeyIranUAENorth AmericaSouth AmericaAfricaConclusionReferences4 Chronology5 Biographical SketchesAsimov, Isaac (1920–1992)Brooks, Rodney (1954–)Bush, George W. (1946–)Cebrowski, Arthur (1942–2005)Gates, Robert M. (1943–)Greiner, Helen (1967–)Kurzweil, Raymond (1948–)McCarthy, John (1927–)Minsky, Marvin (1927–)Moravec, Hans (1948–)Obama, Barack (1961–)Panetta, Leon (1938–)Reddy, Raj (1937–)Simon, Herbert A. (1916–2001)Turing, Alan (1912–1954)Vaucanson, Jacques de (1709–1782)Warwick, Kevin (1954–)Whittaker, William "Red" (1948–)Wilson, Daniel (1978–)6 Data and DocumentsBigDogDragon EyeDragon RunnerFire Fly/Lightning BugFire ScoutGladiatorGlobal HawkMARCbotMULEPackBotPioneerPredatorRavenReaperScanEagleShadowTALONWarriorDocumentsMissile Technology Control RegimeNational Defense Authorization, Fiscal Year 2001International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, 2002Department of Defense Reports to Congress on Development and Utilization of Robotics and Unmanned Ground Vehicles, October 2006U.S. Department of State Legal Advisor Harold Koh, Speech to the American Society of International Law Annual Conference, 2010Aircraft Procurement Plan Fiscal Years (FY) 2012–2041, U.S. Air Force, 2011Policy Options for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Congressional Budget Office, 2011References7 Directory of OrganizationsGovernment AgenciesAir Force Research LaboratoryDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Robotic Systems Joint Project OfficeResearch OrganizationsBoston DynamicsCarnegie Mellon University Robotics InstituteFoster-Miller CompanyGeneral AtomicsHonda Motor CompanyiRobot CorporationMIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence LaboratoryRAND CorporationStanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)Defense ConglomeratesBAE SystemsBoeingEuropean Aeronautic Defence and Space CompanyLockheed Martin CorporationNorthrop Grumman CorporationQinetiQ North AmericaRaytheon Company8 Print and Nonprint ResourcesBooks and ArticlesJournals, Bulletins, and NewslettersGovernment Documents and Agency PublicationsWeb SitesGlossaryIndexAbout the Author.
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (312 pages)
• Subjects: 623; History -- Military -- Other; Robotics -- Military applications; Military robots; Drone aircraft; Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles; History -- Modern -- 21st Century; Politics & government
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216117872
• Related ISBNs: 9781598847321
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