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| SOFWERX |
| 2016-05-26 |
| [WAPO] TAMPA -- From the outside, U.S. Special Operations Command’s latest attempt to find and test the best technology for its operators looks like one more downtown storefront here. Inside, 3-D printers and half-built drones litter the 10,000-square-foot space, which was converted from an old tattoo parlor and former telephone book factory. High stools, wood tables and flat screens give it the look of Silicon Valley. The walls, however, are adorned with pictures of commandos in 1940s North Africa and mission dossiers from the CIA’s World War II precursor, the Office of Strategic Services. During a recent visit, a young intern was working on a device that uses radar to see through walls. This is SOFWERX -- a stylized name that roughly translates to Special Operations Forces Works -- a Special Operations Command (SOCOM)-funded technology incubator that opened its doors at the end of 2015. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 FoamBot! A binary dispersal engine that generates a plume of toxic or flammable hardening gasses. Comes in Red, White or Blue. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-05-26 03:57 |
| #1 They might be interested in one of my ideas. A small bot that can be dropped on underground facilities that crawls into ventilation shafts then does things like sealing the shaft with foam that sets hard and continues on down the shaft having cut off the air supply, which of course it doesn't need. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2016-05-26 02:39 |