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Landmine muncher automatically sifts soil and explodes them

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

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


The US has an anti-drone gun that shoots drones at other drones

The US has an anti-drone gun that shoots drones at other drones

28 June 2018

A new anti-drone system built by the US can fire interceptor drones from a tube as well as jam the controls of potential incoming attackers


A bomb squad robot in a field with a plane wreakage

Robo bomb squads compete to gather evidence after a drone attack

20 June 2018

Obstacle courses, simulated chemical spills, and IEDs are just some of the challenges bomb squads tackle with ground robots and drones at the Robot Rodeo competition


Thousands of people at a festival

Surveillance drones can now spot violent attacks as they happen

7 June 2018

A drone surveillance system can spot violence in a crowd, including stabbing and strangling, but some worry the consequences have not been thought through


An aerial shot of a building site

AI construction worker plans the fastest way to put up buildings

6 June 2018

By considering hundreds of millions of potential schedules, an AI construction manager works out the best and fastest way for builders to put up a new building


Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time

Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time

17 May 2018

Drones fitted with multispectral cameras are scanning forests for beetle attack, and orchards and vineyards for signs of disease before it’s too late


Flying beetle cyborgs guided with tiny battery-powered backpacks

Flying beetle cyborgs guided with tiny battery-powered backpacks

3 May 2018

Beetles have been turned into autonomous flying robots. They could one day swarm through disaster zones on search and rescue missions


A Typhoon fighter jet launching a missile

UK smart missile will decide where to look for its next target

27 April 2018

Giving the Brimstone weapon system greater autonomy could reduce the number of civilian casualties but critics worry about lack of human control


Soldiers hide behind a building

The US army has made a virtual North Korea to train its soldiers

20 April 2018

The US army has built a system that can quickly create virtual locations for soldiers to train in. It took only three days to make North and South Korea


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