2.6+Military

= = =** STRAND 2: Government and politics > ** Military =


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'Only the Best' Links
Strand 2: Education and Training Strand 3: Models and simulations || The website includes lots of videos of robots in action, images of robots with detailed captions, videos of the author's appearances including a TED conference, a classroom discussion guide, and lots of information about the book including a lengthy excerpt. First rate material. Goes beyond robotics with excellent explanations of the technology. || Strand 3: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ||
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 * [|Simulators Prepare Soldiers for Explosions of War] || Good overview of military use of simulations and computer game software. Lots of specific examples, can stimulate further research. || Strand 1: Reliability
 * [|How Virtual Reality Military Applications Work] || Good detail on military simulators - from the ground to the air. || Strand 3: Models and Simulations ||
 * [|Real Lessons from the Virtual Battlefield] || The use of virtual reality applications to train soldiers heading to Iraq and Afghanistan. || Strand 3: Models and simulations ||
 * [|Insurgents 'hack into feeds from US drones'] || BBC article about insurgent's apparent ability to tap into the video feeds sent by the Predator and Reaper drones. Apparently nobody thought to encrypt the feeds. || Strand 1: Security ||
 * [|Wired for War] || This website accompanies the book of the same title, a must read for ITGS teachers.

**'Only the Best' Videos and Podcasts**
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 * The Rise of the DARPA machines

Overview of Department of Defense's strategic plan for the use of robotics for a range of humanitarian and military purposes. || media type="youtube" key="JZDhFXoiHzQ" height="315" width="420" || Seven short videos covering the past, present, and future of robots in the military. Part 2 and afterwards are better than Part 1 (this link).
 * **Military Robots (GOOD Magazine)**

The videos do take a slightly light-hearted look at this serious topic, which some people might not like. || media type="youtube" key="YO8dLk_QGsM" height="344" width="425" || [] || media type="youtube" key="_atffUtxXtk" height="315" width="420" || The cyberworld is the 'fifth dimension of warfare' along with land, sea, air and space. || [] || Interesting videos about the military use of simulations in training, and also the use of remote drones and robots. || [|Link] (media not embeddable) || [] The US has military robots and unmanned aircraft in Afghanistan. Russia is also buidling "killer robots" for the battlefield. || media type="youtube" key="0SLEtVlU15Q" height="315" width="420" || [] || media type="youtube" key="1h6jB7zROQk" height="315" width="560" || [] || media type="custom" key="24228314" ||
 * **Innovators: The Future of Robotic Warfare**
 * **Fighting in the Fifth Dimension**
 * **Waging War - The Changing Nature of War in the 21st Century**
 * **Army of the Future: Russian combat Robots**
 * **DARPA Drones and Robots**
 * **Attack of the Drones - USA**

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