DARPA Robot Medics: Autonomous Battlefield Surgery and Swarm Extraction Reach Phase 1
DARPA funds two parallel programs for autonomous battlefield medicine: MASH (internal bleeding robotics) and Medical Swarm SBIR (extraction + smart tourniquets). NATO's iMEDCAP demonstrated autonomous casualty evacuation at Vigorous Warrior 2026. Phase 1 awards expected Q4 2026–Q1 2027.