Left Behind: Why It’s Time to Draft Robots for CASEVAC
"With thousands of air and ground robots in the field, you could be forgiven for thinking that the U.S. military has embraced unmanned systems. The truth is that they are used mostly for niche roles like reconnaissance and bomb disposal. Resistance to expanding their use for more core military missions persists in many corners of... Continue Reading →
How to Lose the Robotics Revolution
"The U.S. military is at the leading edge of the robotics revolution, with some of the most advanced systems on the globe like the autonomous X-47B carrier-based aircraft. But that lead is fragile and other nations are racing to catch up. Scholars warn of a “looming robotics gap,” driven in part by the explosion in... Continue Reading →
Intellectual Property Laws in the United States: Overview
Intellectual property (IP) can be defined as a set of rights to the intangible inventions and creations of the human mind. Hence, IP is a set of rights which can be subdivided based on various factors such as their transferability, exclusivity, duration, usage, and geographic scope (Rubin, 2010). IP rights have two complementary parts: (1)... Continue Reading →