All Natural: New “Pheromone” Based Robotic Communication
Swarm robotics, an emerging field in robotics, deals with the coordination of multi-robot systems. In a feat of mechanical bio-mimicry, scientists in the field...
Snake Robot – for Surveillance Missions in Challenging Terrain
Robotics company Sarcos has developed the Guardian S - a rugged, waterproof snakebot that’s capable of shimmying across virtually any type of terrain, through...
3D-Printed Sensor Coating Would Cover Robots and Aircraft
A new method of creating flexible, printable electronics that combine sensors and processing circuitry was developed by MIT researchers. The work was supported by...
Bio-Inspired Technology Makes Drones Resilient to Collisions
Systems designers have developed a new bio-inspired strategy for making quadcopters and other drones resilient to collisions.
Current crash-protection designs for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
Creative Anti-Chemical Weapon in Development
The Syrian civil war has brought chemical weapons back to the center stage in terms of international arsenals and defense methods. The U.S. military...
Squirrel-Like Drone Design by The US Military
The US military is relentlessly working on new drone technology developments. These efforts include new types of drones like autonomous boats and small swarming...
Robot with Unprecedented Structure for Search and Rescue Missions
A new type of robot can grow across long distances without moving its whole body. Imagine rescuers searching for people in the rubble of...
Snake-Like Robot to Aid Search and Rescue Operations
Search and rescue operations in disaster-stricken areas often lack information about the terrain and the actual situation. A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic...
Mimicking Falcons in Next Generation Drone Defense
Next-generation drones, built to track and hunt other drones, might be designed using hunting principles used by one of nature's most capable predators. Researchers...
Revolutionary Sensor Mimics Shark Detection Ability
A “quantum material” that mimics a shark’s ability to detect the minute electric fields of small prey has been tested. with potential applications from...
Spider-Like Drone Will Shoot Webs for Stabilization
One of the challenges drone developers face is the flight time: the ability to stay in the air for long enough to be useful,...
Snake Behavior Supplies Intriguing Insights on Robotic Movement
A new technology inspired by nature could help engineers improve the control of autonomous search and rescue robots designed to operate on sand, grass...
DARPA Creating a Buzz
The US military is looking to expand its artificial intelligence operation, but it's not intending to start it up from scratch. Instead, in a...
Dual-Use Camouflage Development Inspired by Nature
A new Russian development of a camouflage material could have a dual-use value. Russia’s Defense Ministry is considering the production of clothes made of...
Using Sealife to Detect Submarines
There are two methods to detect submarines at sea: active and passive sonar. Active sonar broadcasts pulses of sound into the water. When the...
The Future of Swarm Robotics
Swarm robotics have an expanding variety of uses, ranging from industrial to military and defense purposes. Back in 2015, the University of Lincoln unveiled...
Seal-Inspired Tech will Detect Submarines
Seawater is often turbid, clouded with organic matter and reducing visibility to mere feet. A new concept in underwater detection takes its inspiration from...
Bats Can Help Produce Cheaper Echolocation Sensors
New research from the University of Washington suggests that the Egyptian fruit bat is using similar techniques to those preferred by modern-day military and...
Revolutionary Fruit-Fly-Inspired Drone Developed
A fruit-fly-inspired flying robot recently developed will potentially aid not only insect research, but its exceptional flying qualities open up new drone applications. This...
First Untethered Insect-Sized Flying Robot Developed
An insect-sized flying robot could help with time-consuming tasks like surveying crop growth on large farms or sniffing out gas leaks. These robots soar...
Radars Will Not be Able to Tell Bird-Like Drone from Real...
Drones have their limitations. A drone can be seen and heard which is counterproductive to the purpose of surveillance drones. People on the ground...
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How Do You Test a Missile Defense Radar? Fire a Missile...
Missile-defense systems cannot be validated using simulations alone. Radars and combat-management systems ultimately need to encounter physical targets moving through real airspace, allowing crews...
