4 December 2020
A US project has found that AI-controlled military robots perform worse when humans interrupt them – but letting the robots operate alone raises serious ethical questions
28 October 2020
A robot with wings that move like a hawk’s can fly more stably and nimbly than other flying robots – and it uses less power, extending flight time
19 October 2020
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14 October 2020
Roboticists are developing small robot swarms that could be used to paint pictures under the guidance of human artists
30 September 2020
MultiFlyer lets one smartphone control a fleet of drones, which could be used for building inspections, crop surveys or search and rescue missions
25 September 2020
Microscopic marine algae can use even the smallest amount of reflected light to grow in near darkness during winter under the Arctic sea ice
25 August 2020
In the first contest of its kind, artificial intelligence has taken on a trained US Air Force pilot in a simulation of air-to-air combat. The AI defeated the human with ease, winning 5-0
22 July 2020
A drone equipped with light, soft wings can mimic the flight of a bird. Its inventors say it is safer than drones with rotor blades and could be used to monitor delicate crops
15 July 2020
Ultralight cameras fixed to the backs of beetles can wirelessly live-stream to a smartphone, which can also direct the camera to rotate and get footage from different directions
4 June 2020
Ships from around the world are mysteriously sending false reports of their locations. It could be due to a new kind of GPS spoofing device, which is making the vessels appear to circle a point near San Francisco
