Artificial insect-inspired ‘brain’ can guide robotic dog through maze
13 October 2021
UK start-up Opteran Technologies has demonstrated a system that can guide a robot through a maze using far less energy and weight than conventional approaches
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Decaying oil tanker near Yemen could trigger humanitarian disaster
11 October 2021
Safer, an oil tanker in the Red Sea, has been abandoned and could unleash a catastrophic oil spill that would leave millions of people without food or clean water
Team of underground rescue robots wins $2 million DARPA prize
7 October 2021
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $2 million to a team of quadruped and flying robots capable of exploring underground caves
Drones are 'sniffing' ship exhaust for illegal fuel in European waters
29 September 2021
Maritime authorities in the EU are now using drones to “sniff” the exhaust fumes from ships and catch operators using illegal, sulphur-rich fuel
AI is helping US Air Force to decide which targets to strike
28 September 2021
The US Air Force has used an AI as part of its "kill chain" - the process of gathering intelligence and directing weapons to destroy a target - though details of the incident are limited
City-wide quantum data network in China is the largest ever built
17 September 2021
A quantum network linking 40 computers in Hefei, China, is the largest demonstration to date of how a future quantum internet might work
Dolphins spotted trapping fish in mud rings in the Caribbean
6 August 2021
Some dolphins churn up seafloor mud to form a ring that traps fish – and now we know the technique has been developed independently by dolphins near Belize and near Florida
US Navy is developing a solar-powered plane that can fly for 90 days
4 August 2021
Aerospace company Skydweller is working with the US Navy to develop a solar-powered aircraft that can stay aloft for 90 days and be used as a communications relay or to escort ships in the ocean
Dubai police will use citywide network of drones to respond to crime
16 July 2021
Dubai police will be able to respond to an incident anywhere in the United Arab Emirates city within a minute, thanks to a network of pre-positioned drone bases
Israel used world's first AI-guided combat drone swarm in Gaza attacks
30 June 2021
During operations in Gaza in mid-May, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used a swarm of small drones to locate, identify and attack Hamas militants. This is thought to be the first time a drone swarm has been used in combat
