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Drones inspired by insects could keep flying even when damaged

4 January 2017

Fruit flies keep flying even after losing a wing. Drone designers can use their secrets to keep flying robots airborne in tough conditions

Amazon makes its first Prime Air drone delivery to a customer

14 December 2016

The firm used a drone to deliver a customer’s order in Cambridgeshire, UK, and will start a new trial dispatching goods up to around 2kg in weight

Smart skin patch listens to your body sounds, from heart to gut

16 November 2016

A new sensor-packed patch that sticks to the skin could monitor heart murmurs and failing implants – and even be used to control drones and video games.

A view of the sky where a drone is flying away having just dropped is package, which can be seen falling with a parachute above it

Drones will fly life-saving blood supplies to clinics in Rwanda

13 October 2016

Just send a text and they’ll be there. The drone delivery service will save lives by getting supplies to remote locations much faster than possible by car

Quantum film sensor stops delivery drones crashing into things

13 October 2016

A sensor that uses infrared laser light and quantum film detects objects up to 20 metres away, helping drones to dodge collisions

Budgies reveal the rule that means birds never collide in flight

28 September 2016

Birds have a trick for avoiding head-on collisions – now we know what it is, we could teach autonomous drones to do the same

When art and technology pull each other to bits

21 September 2016

The marriage between art and technology came apart at this year's Ars Electronica festival in Linz, Austria

Drones get first anti-laser lasers to stop being shot down

9 September 2016

With warships equipped with lasers to destroy drones and soldiers using lasers to dazzle the enemy, the first anti-laser defence system is now being tested

A van with its side door open revealing small robots inside

Mercedes van will be a mothership for fleets of delivery robots

7 September 2016

Delivery robots can’t get far by themselves – so the German car maker is developing a custom van to drive them to your neighbourhood

Expensive drones take flying lessons from cheaper stunt doubles

12 August 2016

Training an AI to fly a drone by trial and error involves a lot of crashing – best to get cheaper drones to pass on their knowledge to more expensive ones