Watch: This Driverless Bus System Will Hit The Road This May
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....
Researchers Create Insect-Computer Hybrid
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...
WATCH: Uran-9, Russia’s New Unmanned Mini Tank
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....
Watch This Industrial Robot Teach Itself
The world’s leading industrial robot maker, Fanuc, is working on an incredibly clever robot. The Japanese company has created a robot that learns how...
The Robotic Olympics Are Coming To Dubai
Not content with snatching up the World Cup, Dubai has now unveiled plans to hold a different kind of competition: the World Future Sports...
WATCH: SCAMP, The Robot That Flies, Climbs Walls Like An Insect
Meet SCAMP, the Stanford Climbing and Aerial Maneuvering Platform, a robot that can fly, land on vertical walls, and then scamper up them. SCAMP...
Watch: The Modular UGV Of The Future
The missions the modern military is faced with are variegated and diverse. They require soldiers to possess a wide set of capabilities, tools, and...
Meet Toshiba’s Most Human-like Robot To Day
At a trade fair in Berlin, Toshiba showed off the most human-like version of its robot to date. Meet Chihira Kanae, who now knows...
Should We Put Our Trust In Robots?
In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed...
You Won’t Believe What This Robotic Hand Can Do!
Not too long ago, when people thought of prosthetic limbs, the image they likely had was of a pirate sporting a wooden leg (and...
Robots Can Now Look Inside Your Luggage
Luggage lying around unattended at an airport are an obvious cause for concern. The hazardous task of getting up close to inspect what could...
Watch: Air And Ground Autonomous Vehicles Cooperate
Autonomous ground vehicles and aircraft provide untold benefits to troops around the world. They can (and do) perform some of the more dangerous tasks,...
Get A Grip: Robotic Fingers With Gentle Touch
EPFL Scientists have developed a new soft robotic gripper -- made out of rubber and stretchable electrodes -- that can bend and pick up...
Watch: Russia’s New Space Robots
The Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects in the Defense Industry (FPI) has showcased an operational prototype of a humanoid robot designed to perform...
Humanoid Robots Will Soon Work For Airbus
Airbus Group has just launched a Joint Research Programme (JRP) in cooperation with the Joint Robotics Laboratory (JRL) - a collaborative effort between Japan’s...
Google Could Be Bringing Machine Vision To Smartphones
Machine learning could soon be coming to mobile devices, if recently announced partnership between Google and chip manufacturer Movidius bears fruit. Machine learning is...
Why Would Anyone Want A Roach Robot? Watch
UC Berkeley scientists have found inspiration in the most disgusting of source - the common cockroach. The itty bitty icky critters can squish themselves...
Elbit Systems Introduces Seagull: A New Multi-Mission USV
Drawing on world class know-how derived from generations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) design, development and operation and its naval capabilities, Elbit Systems’ newest...
Watch: The Robotic Chameleon That Will Revolutionize Camouflage
Disguise and camouflage are two of the most useful tactics for any military. We see examples of their effectiveness everywhere. From plain old military...
Russia’s War Robots Aren’t All They’re Cracked Up To Be
In the future, robots might do most of the fighting on the battlefield, but war robots aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, for...
WATCH: Underwater Robot That Will Clean Fukushima
After an earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated Japan’s coastal areas and badly damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011, plans were...
FAROS – The Wall Climbing, Flying, Firefighting Drone
Fires in skyscrapers are considered some of the most dangerous, as was depicted in the 1974 American disaster film “Towering Inferno.” To help firefighters,...
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This Combat Robot Just Fired Anti-Tank Missiles During Live Trials
Integrating heavy weapons onto compact robotic ground vehicles has become a growing focus for modern militaries, but the engineering challenge is significant. Small unmanned...
