Remote robots: Human-free by land, sea and air
16 December 2011
Our gallery of super-secret remote-controlled vehicles include a plane that flies for five years non-stop and a captainless boat
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Found 789 results for drones
Pigeons are more living helicopters than flying rats
30 November 2011
High speed cameras have revealed that pigeons tackle bends like helicopters, which could inspire future military drones
Pigeons are more living helicopters than flying rats
28 November 2011
High speed cameras have revealed that pigeons tackle bends like helicopters, which could inspire future military drones
Military robots can leave operators at home
2 November 2011
Ground robots could soon be carrying out dangerous missions abroad while their operators control them from the US
Video 'radar' to stop drone mid-air collisions
26 October 2011
Cheap video cameras and image-processing software can do a drone's sense-and-avoid work
3D printing: The world's first printed plane
27 July 2011
The promise of 3D printing has finally taken off with the development of a drone that takes just a week to create
Personal helicopters to learn traffic rules
29 June 2011
Technology to avoid mid-air collisions will be vital when we've all got our own helicopters
Airborne radar will map the ground in 3D
30 March 2011
A software upgrade to radar systems will allow aircraft to map landscapes and buildings in 3D, and make it easier to spot crashed planes hidden in forests
Surveillance robots know when to hide
16 March 2011
The creation of robots that can hide from humans while spying on them brings autonomous spy machines one step closer
Laser-powered helicopter hovers for hours
2 September 2010
Lasers can bring down remote-piloted aircraft – but a new demo shows they can also keep the craft airborne
