This Helmet Doesn’t Just Protect Soldiers — It Connects Them
Modern soldiers increasingly operate with multiple connected devices at once, such as radios, sensors, cameras, navigation systems, hearing protection, and digital battlefield applications. While...
Cyborg Cockroaches Are Getting Smarter at Navigating Difficult Terrain
Small robots could be valuable for exploring collapsed buildings, damaged infrastructure and other spaces that are too confined or dangerous for people. But building...
Revolutionizing the World of Nanodiamonds
Diamonds, the most precious of stones, have far more uses than you might think, and the Israeli company Ray Techniques is giving them away...
British Army Tests Wearable Drone-Controlling, Laser-Detecting Tech
The British Army is reportedly in the process of testing several new, wearable military technologies, some of which can detect lasers and even control...
New Swarm Robot System Mimics Nature to Navigate Complex Environments
A research breakthrough from Seoul National University and Harvard University is pushing the boundaries of swarm robotics, introducing a new system that achieves complex,...
A Quantum Walkie-Talkie That Doesn’t Believe in Dead Zones
Maintaining communication in remote or obstructed terrain remains a persistent challenge for border and special-operations units. Steep valleys, dense forests, and rugged highlands often...
Tracking the Brain in Real Time: A New Approach to Blast...
Exposure to blast waves during training or operations poses a well-documented risk to brain health. Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) can develop even without...
Forget Drones—These Robot Snakes Inspect Power Lines From the Inside Track
Maintaining large electrical grids is a difficult and often dangerous task. Power lines stretch across vast distances, pass through hard-to-reach terrain, and require regular...
These Wearable Fibers can Generate and Store Energy
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have developed new battery and solar fibers for wearable electronics with an ambition to develop...
Beetles Inspire Advanced Navigation Systems for Drones and Satellites
Insect vision has long inspired engineers, as these creatures have been solving navigational challenges for millions of years, without the brain power or technology...
99% Accuracy: How Never Mine is Shaping the Future of Demining
Never Mine is a graduate of the INNOFENSE Innovation Center operated by iHLS in collaboration with IMoD. This unique acceleration program removes entrance barriers to the...
A Militay Gamechanger: AI-Powered AR Goggles for Armored Vehicles
Finnish startup Distance Technologies has unveiled its Field Operator HUD (FOH), an innovative augmented reality (AR) system for combat vehicles. The system, which has...
Turning Light Into Motion: A New Approach
Designing materials that can actively change shape or function on demand remains a major challenge. Most artificial actuators rely on motors, wiring, or external...
Fiber-Optic Cables Could Become the Next Generation of Navigation
GPS has become the backbone of modern navigation, powering everything from smartphones and connected vehicles to emergency services and autonomous systems. But satellite signals...
Chinese Underwater Bot Breaks Record
A Chinese underwater bot has recently set the record a national depth record for a remotely operated vehicle.
The robot drove 6,001 meters below sea...
Revolutionary Jumping Robot Can Reach Higher than Big Ben
A team of researchers at the University of Manchester designed a revolutionary robot that performed the world’s highest-ever jumps by utilizing a combination of...
LG Electronics Enters the Humanoid Robot Race
At CES 2025, LG Electronics unveiled its ambitious plans to break into the rapidly evolving humanoid robot market. Traditionally known for its less-complex wheeled...
A Breakthrough Lets Forensics Recover “Impossible” Fingerprints
Firearms investigators have long worked under a simple assumption: once a round is fired, any fingerprint left on the cartridge case is effectively destroyed....
Inspired by Flies, This Robot Eye Sees 180 Degrees
Small drones and mobile robots increasingly operate in tight, cluttered environments where awareness must be both wide and fast. Conventional camera systems can capture...
This Shape-Shifting Origami Tech Could Transform Robotics and Shelters
Foldable structures are widely used in engineering because they can transform from compact flat sheets into larger three-dimensional forms. But most existing designs face...
This Tiny Robot Can Keep Jumping as Long as the Light...
Small robots designed to cross rough terrain face a basic mechanical challenge: jumping usually requires a mechanism to store energy, release it and then...
Revolutionizing AI Processing with Spintronics
SpinEdge is a graduate of the INNOFENSE Innovation Center operated by iHLS in collaboration with IMoD.
Computation power and AI-based processing are becoming increasingly prevalent...

















































