This Tank-Like Machine Gun Robot Is Straight out Of “Terminator”
By: Dan Robitzski may 31, 2019 KillBot A new robotic tank called THeMIS could bring the remote-control capabilities of aerial drone warfare down to ground combat. The robot, which C4ISRNET reports was equipped with a 12.7mm machine gun and a 40mm automatic grenade launcher during a demo in Estonia last month, is reminiscent of those […]
Is technology key to improving global health and education, or just an expensive distraction?
By: Stefan Dercon Forum May 31, 2019 After decades of attempting to improve failing health and education systems in developing countries, the situation in many areas is still dire. In some sub-Saharan African countries, children achieve as little as 2.3 to 5 years of learning, despite typically spending 8 years in school. More than five […]