Methane is much worse than CO2 – here’s what we should do about it
1 December 2021
Methane is an underappreciated but potent greenhouse gas. How we deal with it will have a massive impact on averting the worst consequences of climate change
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Found 515 results for drones
Robots can use their own whirring to echolocate and avoid collisions
18 November 2021
Instead of using sophisticated sensors to detect their surroundings and navigate safely, drones and robots could listen for reflections of their own mechanical noises
Drone used in attack on US electrical grid last year, report reveals
5 November 2021
A US intelligence report has revealed that a drone was used in an attempt to disable an electrical substation in Pennsylvania last year, in the first known attack of its kind
EU drones could drop life rafts to migrants in the Mediterranean Sea
29 October 2021
The European Maritime Safety Agency has contracted drone company Tekever to use uncrewed aircraft for search-and-rescue missions
US Army will test its most powerful laser weapon ever next year
29 October 2021
Lasers are currently used to shoot down small drones, but a more powerful weapon could take on larger targets
US military may get a dog-like robot armed with a sniper rifle
14 October 2021
A four-legged robot made by Ghost Robotics and outfitted with a sniper rifle and night-vision cameras was displayed at a meeting of the Association of the United States Army
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
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
