Pigeon Inspired Flying Robot Developed
Humans have always been jealous of birds’ ability to fly. It wasn’t until the early 20th century, when the Wright brothers managed to become...
Robotic Dog Lands First Civilian Job
Spot the robotic dog has just landed its first civilian job. Developed by Boston Dynamics, the robotic dog has just landed a full-time job...
Echolocation Technology Helps Robots Navigate
Israeli researchers have created what they said is the first robot to truly use echolocation - a biological sonar like the one that bats...
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,...
AI-Driven “Wolf Robots” Enhance Frontline Operational Capabilities
China has publicly demonstrated a new class of quadruped robots, dubbed “wolf robots,” during a large-scale military exercise simulating an amphibious attack on Taiwan....
Police Force Begin Operating Robotic Dog
The Massachusetts State Police force has recently become the first law enforcement agency in the United States to operate a robotic dog during an...
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...
Bomb-Sniffing Dogs to Be Replaced by Technology
An innovative solution for aircraft and airport security operations might replace bomb-sniffing dogs. The “electronic nose” device that uses biological cells to sniff dangerous...
Researchers Develop Revolutionary Camouflage Material has Self-Adaptive Color-Changing Properties
In a groundbreaking development, a team of researchers from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China has introduced a new material that...
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...
Robot Dogs On The Lookout At US – Mexico Border
Could robot dogs be patrolling the US - Mexico border? Apparently so!
Without a head and weighing around 45 kg: The US Department of...
Butterfly-Inspired Tech Could Give Tiny Robots Some Serious Muscle
Building robots at microscopic scales creates an unusual engineering problem: even the simplest movements become difficult to produce. Conventional motors, gears and hydraulic systems...
From Fish to Fleet: A New Approach to Underwater Robotics
Designing underwater robots that can move efficiently and adapt to changing currents remains a complex challenge. Traditional systems rely on external sensors and pre-programmed...
Inspired by Diving Birds, This Drone Masters Air and Sea
Collecting data at sea often requires researchers to choose between two very different types of vehicles. Aerial drones can quickly survey large areas but...
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...
Reptilian Robots for Disaster Response Efforts
A pair of reptilian robots originally built for a documentary on the BBC in 2016 are to be used for disaster efforts and possibly...
From Herding Sheep to Guiding Swarms: A New Playbook for Robotics
Coordinating large groups of autonomous systems, whether drones, vehicles, or software agents, remains a difficult problem. In real-world conditions, signals are often noisy, incomplete,...
How Grasshopper Wings Might Shape the Next Generation of Silent Drones
Small flying robots face a persistent tradeoff between endurance and complexity. Flapping-wing designs can generate thrust but consume energy quickly, while fixed-wing platforms struggle...
Unexpected Technique to Detect Chemical Warfare Agents
Offering an innovative, low-cost and rapid means of threat agent detection, a new sensing technique may offer significant advantages for deployed warfighters. Researchers from...
Robotic Solution for Tunnel Sensing
A new robot snake is designed for use in urban rescue missions, as well as military applications. This mechanical sensor platform can slither into...
This Drone Can Swim and Glide in the Air
Hybrid drones, capable of both swimming underwater and flying in the air, are becoming a thing of the near future. Researchers at the Imperial...
New Anti-Surveillance Development Will Thwart Facial Recognition
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...
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