Animal Inspired Technology

Diving in icy water is extremely dangerous to humans. As more Arctic sea lanes open up and the US Navy increases its readiness to...

Researchers developed “smart swarms” of miniature robots after drawing inspiration from nature, observing ant colonies, fish schools, and beehives. These mini-bot swarms collaborate through engineered...

User-friendly robotic technology has just been upgraded with the introduction of a new "One-Touch" navigation feature for quadrupedal robots. This advancement, unveiled by China’s...

We are all familiar with the global race for autonomous deliveries, led mainly by developments of aerial and wheeled vehicles, but other solutions might...

PhoSnake robots can use their many internal degrees of freedom to thread through tightly packed volumes accessing locations that people, dogs, and machinery otherwise...

A new type of robot can grow across long distances without moving its whole body. Imagine rescuers searching for people in the rubble of...

A team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have been able to develop a versatile fabric that is flexible but can become...

Collecting data in the Arctic is often as challenging as the research itself. Beneath seemingly solid snow can lie hidden pools of icy water,...

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently began working with leading trade and travel technology company “Pangiam” to bring cutting-edge artificial intelligence, computer vision, and...

Researchers from the University of North Carolina used artificial muscles and electronic skins to create advanced soft robots that are incredibly effective and safe...

France’s Air Force has found an original method to cope with the risk of drones designed for surveillance or terrorist attack. A group of...

Many people have heard of Boston Dynamics, the robotics giant who became famous a decade ago with the robotic dog, BigDog, which had no...

A novel technology based on machine learning could replace sniffer dogs in finding explosives. High-tech sensors made from genetically-modified living cells can detect odors...

At the 10th China (Beijing) Military Intelligent Technology Expo (CMITE 2025), a new aerial warfare strategy was on full display with the unveiling of...

A new sensor technology with potential for application in drones has been inspired by mosquitoes. Some mosquitoes are night owls of the insect world,...

A new drone project aims at improving the stealth capabilities and mission performance of drones that mimic birds and insects. The result is expected...

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...

Armies worldwide use various automated machines for military purposes, combat, cargo, intelligence gathering, and much more. The following are 10 of the world’s most...

A new project aims to reduce the confidence score of facial detection and recognition by providing false faces that distract computer vision algorithms. A Berlin-based...

A new patent file reveals innovative research by the US Army in the field of anti-reflective coating, inspired by nature. In addition to improving...

A new navigation system developed at the University of Michigan enables robots and drones to operate effectively in environments where conventional visual tools fail....

Military microdrones that can flap their wings and change their wingbeat mid-flight could soon be coming to a future battlespace. The US Air Force is...