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	DARPA's XS-1 Program Is Developing Hypersonic Jets To Launch Into Space
	DARPA announced a project to launch space planes with hypersonic speed, able to reach orbit at a cost less than one tenth of current orbit-capable vehicles. The idea is still a concept, but DARPA is always on the edge of the future, and they've give...
	Boeing Designed and Built This Drone In 27 Days (Video)
	DARPA's Phantom Swift can do vertical takeoff and landing like the F-35B. Boeing made this in 27 days. With some rapid prototyping and some super brains, this drone was flying in under a month. If the real thing exists, it would be much larger. The ...
	DARPA's Hydra Is An Ocean-Wide Network Of Drones Ready To Attack
	DARPA's Hydra project sounds like the stuff of nightmares of a robot controlled future. The ocean-based network of drones is looking to employ an ocean wide network of autonomous craft to supplement the US Navy. Program manager Scott Littlefield env...
	The Robots That Will Save You In The Future Will Have To First Pass This Tough Obstacle Course
	DARPA is hosting the DARPA Robotics Challenge, and hopes to start the development of tomorrow's mechanical responders. They will be the ones that respond to disasters and will be doing the clean up so you know, us humans don't have to do it. The cha...