JPL consortium will develop DARPA urban warfare robot

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will lead a $4 million U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop a "backpackable" robot that soldiers could use to search and clear buildings on an urban battlefield. JPL will draw on the microrover technology it has developed to...

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