Revealed: What the UK public really thinks about the future of science
17 September 2018
The 2018 91av Asks the Public survey reveals that people are well-informed about science and technology, but politicians are ignoring their hopes and fears
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Found 329 results for drones
Japan wants people to virtually embody avatars orbiting in space
7 September 2018
The Japanese space programme has partnered with an airline to build humanoid robots to assist astronauts and allow people on the ground to experience space
The US Army is making a laser-powered drone that can fly indefinitely
3 September 2018
Drones use so much power they can only fly in the air for a short period. So the US Army is creating a system to power them in mid-air from lasers on the ground
Future robot swarms should copy lazy ants who let others do the work
16 August 2018
The optimum strategy for tunnelling ants is to leave all of the digging to just a few workers. Swarms of robots could use similar techniques for clearing rubble
Radio jammers saved Venezuela's president from deadly drone attack
6 August 2018
Radio jamming systems apparently thwarted an attempted presidential assassination with improvised drone bombs in Venezuela
At least 49 people killed in Greece's deadliest wildfires in a decade
24 July 2018
The deadliest blazes to hit Greece in more than a decade have seen wildfires fanned by high winds rage through resorts
Drones are checking up on insurance claims to look for fraudsters
17 July 2018
Insurance companies are training hundreds of drone pilots to check property damage from the air to make sure claims are legitimate
Delivery drones can learn to see and dodge obstacles in-flight
10 July 2018
A drone learned to navigate unexpected obstacles for itself by being manually carried around a racetrack. It could be used for future delivery drones
Landmine muncher automatically sifts soil and explodes them
9 July 2018
A giant landmine-munching machine that can sift through tonnes of soil every hour will soon be clearing landmines in Zimbabwe
Spiders can use electricity in the air to balloon for kilometres
5 July 2018
Spiders can detect atmospheric electricity and use it to fly - and maybe drones of the future could fly the same way too
