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leaping dolphin

Inside the secret military programme that uses dolphins as weapons

27 June 2018

In the 1950s, the US navy thought dolphins would be good templates for torpedo design. But they ended up using them for a very different purpose
A bomb squad robot in a field with a plane wreakage

Robo bomb squads compete to gather evidence after a drone attack

20 June 2018

Obstacle courses, simulated chemical spills, and IEDs are just some of the challenges bomb squads tackle with ground robots and drones at the Robot Rodeo competition

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