Unmanned Systems

With the rise of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), so rises the risk of mid-air UAV collisions, whether with other unmanned craft, or worse, with...

Singapore may be getting the world’s first driverless taxis quite soon, if all goes to plan. NuTonomy is an MIT-born startup that has its...

The Pentagon is concerned with adversarial nations giving robots and advanced weapons systems the power to act of their own accord, said Deputy Defense...

The Washington Post reports on “what appears to be an Israeli-made suicide drone” filmed “flying over the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh,” area of historic...

You may not know who George Hotz (aka geohot) is, but many have enjoyed the fruits of his labours. In fact, he is something...

Rafael will soon unveil Drone Dome: a new end-to-end defense solution designed to detect, identify, track, and neutralize drones. The system comprises of a...

The next big thing in science may be very small indeed. A new study in the journal Nano Letters presents revolutionary tiny robots that...

Commercial drones could soon really take off, according to files “obtained from a government-sponsored committee,” the Daily Mail reports. Currently, the US Federal Aviation Administration...

The Picobug, as its name implies, is small. It weighs just 30 grammes, but it can do a whole lot: fly, walk, and (very...

A Silicon Valley startup is using drones to deliver medicine and blood to patients in Rwanda, and it plans to expand to other countries...

Autonomous cars may not be that common yet, but isn’t too early to be thinking about the future - a time when driverless cars...

The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working on a project that aims to launch volley of small drones from military aircraft...

I-HLS is currently building a new and unique accelerator for Defense and Homeland Security. The accelerator is meant for technological projects after a feasibility...

Autonomous vehicles aren’t quite here yet, but they’re getting closer each day. For proof, look to one small experiment being conducted in the Netherlands....

South Korea has observed increased unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activity inside North Korea’s airspace, according to S. Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND). According to...

It is already common knowledge that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are taking up a significant role in the defense plans of many countries. In...

Scientists from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University have made a new robotic creation using what they describe as “nature’s ready-made robot platforms” - insects. They...

We’ve written about it before, but the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been working on something truly spectacular: an autonomous ship that...

Getting lost while hiking can turn out bad, really bad. Search-and-rescue statistics show that you’re twice as likely to die if you get lost...

The bottom of the ocean is a dark and menacing place. Anyone or anything venturing the depths has to contend with the immense pressure...

In a world-first, a fully autonomous drone delivered a package to an urban destination outside Reno, Nevada. The drone flew above a stretch of...

Rostec, a Russian state-controlled defence manufacturer, has announced that its new Uran-9 unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) will be joining the ranks by year end....