UGV& Robots

Airbus Group has just launched a Joint Research Programme (JRP) in cooperation with the Joint Robotics Laboratory (JRL) - a collaborative effort between Japan’s...

Machine learning could soon be coming to mobile devices, if recently announced partnership between Google and chip manufacturer Movidius bears fruit. Machine learning is...

UC Berkeley scientists have found inspiration in the most disgusting of source - the common cockroach. The itty bitty icky critters can squish themselves...

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...

Disguise and camouflage are two of the most useful tactics for any military. We see examples of their effectiveness everywhere. From plain old military...

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...

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...

Fires in skyscrapers are considered some of the most dangerous, as was depicted in the 1974 American disaster film “Towering Inferno.” To help firefighters,...

Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have unleashed their latest creation on the university’s campus: the world’s most human-like robot. Nadine, as the...

As the name implies, work on Artificial Intelligence is essentially an attempt to create a synthetic mind. While there are many ways of achieving...

Disney is known for its great family films, amusement parks, and even cruise lines, as well as snatching up many beloved franchises. The conglomerate’s...

Robotic cops have been mainstay of popular consciousness for decades now, at least since the 1987 release of RoboCop. And while the robotic revolution...

American foes are working hard to develop highly autonomous military robots, with China and Russia in particular making big strides in the process. Russia...

Israeli startup Roboteam Ltd snubbed the big competitors in the field - iRobot Corp, QinetiQ North America, and others - to land a US$25...

Robotic assistance in natural disaster scenarios is one of the leading goals of current research and development in the field. The hefty price tag...

Depending on how you count them, humans have a variety of senses. The big five - sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch - provide...

After Chinese investments in various sectors of the Israeli industry and especially Hi-Tech, it’s the robotics industry’s turn. An investment agreement of $20 million...

As airports around the world have been feeling the financial squeeze, always looking to lower costs while maintaining service standards, managers have been turning...

The AUS&R 2015 unmanned systems salon, which took place in Rishon Letzion, was a “world class” success, so stated the presenters and many visitors...

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...

China has unveiled “armed attack” robots at the 2015 World Robot Conference in Beijing. The robots are poised to be the latest technological defence...

Researchers at Tufts University Human-Robot Interaction Lab are working on an issue that has been troubling science fiction fans for decades: when can (and...