Weekend Roundup





The U.S. Marine Corps is testing  Boston Dynamics’ robotic mule, the Legged Squad Support System, in military exercises in Hawaii. The robot’s mission is to reduce the amount of equipment that soldiers have to carry in the field. (Hawaii News Now)  





President Barack Obama tested a self-driving car simulator at an event where he urged Congress to pass a bill that would restore money to the federal Highway Trust Fund to make highways safer and help the U.S. economy.(Environment News Service)





The United Arab Emirates announced it plans to send an unmanned probe to Mars by 2021, making it the Arab world’s first mission to space. (Reuters)





RoboCup 2014, an annual competition with robots that play soccer that are created by student teams, kicks off in Brazil. (Bowodoin)