This unmanned aerial vehicle is called Zephyr.  The Pentagon hopes to have a squadron of them that can fly autonomously for years at a time.
The 66 pound Zephyr sports thin solar panels on its wings that charge lithium-sulfur batteries.
QinetiQ Group PLC based in the UK has partnered with DARPA on the research.  Zephyr was [...]

AeorVironment has just received $4.6 million from DARPA to develop Stealthy, Persistent, Perch and Stare UAS Based on Wasp. Yes, we scratched our heads at this too.
The Wasp is is an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that has a 29 inch wingspan and weighs about 1 pound.  The Wasp can be operated manually or programmed [...]

The Guardian UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) is a joint venture between G-NUIS Unmanned Ground Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems Ltd.
The Guardian patrols your border using GPS and it’s own autonomous system to steer clear of obstacles.  It can also carry any number of payloads such as fire extinguishers, a missile approach [...]

Three years after founding Black-I Robotics, Brian Hart and company, have won an $800,000 contract from the Pentagon.  Hart founded Black-I Robotics after losing his son John Hart in Iraq.
The robot called a Land Shark will cost between $65,000 to $85,000 each.  See a video of the robot being put through it’s paces in April [...]

iRobot announced it has purchased technology from the University of Washington. Seen here are the components of Seaglider, an underwater AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle).
Seaglider works by diving down and then surfacing. When it surfaces, it’s antennae is in the air and it can determine its position via GPS. It also sends in [...]