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RACER – A New 12-Ton Autonomous Ground Vehicle
DARPA has announced that its RACER program (Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency) recently passed an important milestone by testing its bigger and...
AI Helps Detect Crime and Predict Crime Hot Spots
Law enforcers all over the world are constantly trying to fight crime by detection and prevention, attempting to stay ahead of the criminals. A...
Rescue Missions to Benefit from Computer-Mounted Cyborg Roach Swarms
Scientists introduce cyborg insects as a solution to the limitations of traditional robots in swarm navigation.
New research integrates living insects with miniature electronic controllers...
Solar-Electric VTOL Drone Can Fly For 3 Days
The US Navy is going to get KHA’s solar-powered K1000ULE drone, which will be used as part of their Small Unit Remote Scouting System....
The 2024 Milipol Singapore Exhibition – A Review of Trends in The HLS Market
Written by Or Shalom
The Milipol exhibition, held in Singapore on April 3-5, 2024, dealt as always with homeland security technologies. The exhibition, in collaboration...
The Israeli Technology Saving Firefighters Worldwide
The most important thing in dangerous situations is being aware of one’s spatial location, especially when that space is a burning building. Firefighters worldwide...
AI Helps Cops Detect Guns on the Subway
New York City will soon test out new AI technology that detects guns at subway turnstiles, an initiative led by Mayor Eric Adams.
NY state...
US Police Uses Robot-Dog to Thwart Attack
The Massachusetts State Police responded to an incident using a robodog called SPOT. After the police department was alerted to an incident involving a...
Fighting Forest Fires with Drone Swarms
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science are using multiple drone swarms to deal with forest fires, which are becoming increasingly common worldwide due...
AI Technology as a Proactive Security Accelerator
Written by Or Shalom
The implementation of active security has many benefits. This kind of security is active and proactive by nature and is meant...
Alumor – Clean, Available Water Wherever You Need It
Alumor is a graduate of the INNOFENSE Innovation Center operated by iHLS in collaboration with IMoD.
For life to occur, it needs safe drinking water,...
Innovative Search and Rescue Drones Use Noise Cancellation to Find Victims
The use of drones and UAVs has grown immensely in various fields during the past few years. A main area of interest is search...
New Worm-Inspired Robot Revolutionizes World of Robotics
Snakelike, limbless robots would be extremely useful in search-and-rescue situations where they could navigate collapsed buildings to find and assist survivors, easily moving through...
MIT Startup Creates Self-Flying Helicopters
Autonomous helicopters signal a new era in aviation – one of a safer sky. Rotor Technologies is a startup founded by MIT PhDs, and...
Can a 100-Drone-Swarm Be Controlled by One Person?
Research from Oregon State University shows that a "swarm" of over 100 autonomous ground and aerial robots can be supervised by just one person....
NASA’s Revolutionary Search and Rescue Technology
The international satellite-aided search and rescue initiative Cospas-Sarsat has been aided by NASA and enabled the development of multiple emergency location beacon types that...
UAV Search and Rescue System
A Team of experts from Malaysia suggests a practical solution for search and rescue operations that involves a real-time human detection system using a...
Call for Dual Use Technology Startups
Are you a startup company related to the security sector? Are you looking for recognition, international exposure, access to investors, and the ability to...
iHLS Innovation Centre Calls for Dual-Use Security Startups
Are you a startup company related to the security sector? Are you looking for recognition, international exposure, access to investors, and the ability to...
World’s Fastest, Smallest Robot
Washington State University develops two insect-like robots – a mini-bug and a water strider are the smallest, lightest, and fastest fully functional micro-robots ever...
Artificial Intelligence Against Child Trafficking
AI investigative tools will be used to help find missing children and combat the advanced technology used by abusers and traffickers.
Human traffickers and sexual...
Revolutionary AI Gun-Detection System
Bosch's new Gun Detection System combines video and audio AI in a multi-layered approach for proactive school security and offers a cost-effective, minimally invasive...
