Uncrewed deep-sea robots will help map the world’s oceans
31 May 2019
The Ocean Discovery XPrize has been awarded to an uncrewed vehicle capable of mapping 250 square kilometres of the sea floor within 24 hours
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Koala conservation goes high-tech with virtual reality and drones
31 May 2019
An Australian project has demonstrated airborne thermal cameras and virtual reality could much more accurately pinpoint where koalas live, and improve conservation efforts
Monkeys use their 'eagle' call to warn each other about drones
27 May 2019
Monkeys in Senegal have learned to adapt to drones flying over their habitat. They use a similar call to when they spot an eagle to alert others
Drones flown straight at aircraft to test collision avoidance tech
24 May 2019
A start-up has tested its collision avoidance system by flying drones straight at planes and helicopters over 7000 times — so far there haven't been any crashes
Police drones with lasers could help find a murder victim in Australia
26 February 2019
The Australian Federal Police wants to use drones equipped with lasers to find a buried body in a murder case
The US plans to launch swarms of attack drones from robo-submarines
12 February 2019
The US Navy has a project that plans to use an autonomous submarine to launch a swarm of attack drones from underwater
Rogue drones have brought Gatwick airport to a standstill
20 December 2018
Tens of thousands of passengers are unable to travel as drones were spotted flying near Gatwick Airport, UK. Police have yet to find the perpetrators
Some honeybees have four parents or no mother – and we don’t know why
28 November 2018
The first genetic study of part-male, part-female honeybees shows these bees can have multiple fathers, but it's unclear how this happens
Search engine for CCTV lets you find people from their description
28 October 2018
Trawling through surveillance video for a suspect or missing person is slow work, but a new system can automatically match footage of people to their descriptions
A mind-reading headset lets people fly drones using their thoughts
19 September 2018
A group of people learnt how to pilot drones with their thoughts, using a headset that converts brain waves into flying instructions
