target

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Instead of relying on constant human direction, they tested a semi-autonomous robot capable of moving from one target to another and collecting data on its own.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Military planners pulled out existing target lists that had already been reviewed and vetted by military lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But Garcia, whose unpredictability Benn admires, remains the Briton's number one target.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The researchers compared two methods: a traditional approach in which scientists guide the robot to a single target, and a semi-autonomous approach where the robot investigates multiple targets in sequence.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Every night the sky became for them a strange world of moonlit cloud, the ominous red light of aircraft flares, and too many aircraft for safe flight, all heading for the same target.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein