When Brandon Dieckmann left Henderson in 2010 to join the Marines, he “wanted to do some traveling, get out and see the world and do something different.” Flash forward four years and the lance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Daddy Days (Handout) Today, we will be taking a look at the fascinating creature known as the domestic pack mule (Daddus equus ...

Meet the newest member of the U.S. military. On Monday, military research group DARPA showed off its “Legged Squad Support System (LS3)” -- military speak for a robotic pack mule. These particular ...

AGES before the birth of the first wheelwright, some prehistoric innovator bound his burden upon a captive ass, while himself went straight-backed and free. The pack-mule, or “ sumpter mule ” of ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. – It's not too often you pick up a scientific journal to dig into a good mystery. Ning Jiang et al. admittedly aren't going to give Agatha Christie a run for her money, yet in the ...

EscondidoEscondido — For nearly half of his life, John Sears has lived outdoors under the stars, traveling the Western U.S. with a trio of pack mules to promote the free and unfettered use of public ...

There were three options: Use human labor to hike in lumber to repair a bridge along the Gore Range Trail, use mules to hike it in, or don't repair the bridge at all. Thankfully (for the trail teams) ...

An Army requirement for an autonomous equipment-carrying robot could be familiar to hunters and sportsmen: an all-terrain vehicle. Polaris's MRZR-X robotic vehicle could help infantrymen carry the ...

Prototype robotic "pack mule" stands up, lies down and follows leader carrying 400 lbs. of squad's gear Today's dismounted warfighter can be saddled with more than 100 pounds of gear, resulting in ...