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MILITARY ROBOTICS [2 records]

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Record 1 2026-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sciences - General
  • Engineering
DEF

The study and development of synthetic systems that mimic the formation, function, or structure of biologically produced substances and materials and biological mechanisms and processes.

CONT

Biomimetics is of special interest to researchers in nanotechnology, robotics, artificial intelligence, the medical industry, and the military. Biomimetics is also useful for testing the validity of theories of animal function, such as locomotion, flight and navigation.

OBS

biomimetics: noun used with a singular verb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences - Généralités
  • Ingénierie
DEF

Démarche scientifique qui consiste à étudier les mécanismes déterminant les propriétés des êtres vivants, en vue de s'en inspirer pour développer de nouvelles applications.

OBS

biomimétique : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 4 février 2021.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
CONT

The ability to remotely control heavy, well-armed vehicles and robots brings us to a watershed moment... keeping the people in the armed forces and emergency-response agencies secure is a worthwhile application of robotics. Military robotics can serve both as a force multiplier and as a safeguard.

Key term(s)
  • defense robotics
  • battle-field robotics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
CONT

Le terme «robotique militaire» recouvre les systèmes d'armes autonomes, létaux ou non.

CONT

Robotique de défense : robots d'identification et de destruction de mines (n° 1 mondial), véhicules consommables de destruction de mines sous-marines, robots sonars de détection, systèmes acoustiques sous-marins, systèmes télé-opérés terrestres.

Spanish

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