{"id":12144,"date":"2018-04-18T23:07:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T23:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/18\/army-researchers-are-developing-a-self-aware-robot-squid-you-can-3d-print-in-the-field\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:58:00","slug":"army-researchers-are-developing-a-self-aware-robot-squid-you-can-3d-print-in-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2018\/04\/18\/army-researchers-are-developing-a-self-aware-robot-squid-you-can-3d-print-in-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Army researchers are developing a self-aware squid-like robot you can 3D print in the field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case you weren\u2019t already terrified of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/02\/28\/from-dolphins-to-plankton-darpa-program-turns-creatures-into-sensors\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" 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release.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2018\/03\/19\/darpa-wants-to-connect-human-brains-and-machines\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-540851886.jpg_90c053.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">DARPA wants to connect human brains and machines<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Neurotechnology would significantly increase the speed at which information is 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