Putty bullets – new weapons could ease police gun toll
17 November 2015
After a string of fatal shootings by US law enforcers, the contentious development of fresh alternatives to deadly force has merit, says David Hambling
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Found 454 results for drones
One Per Cent
28 October 2015
Drones to record skiers in action, Facebook makes public posts searchable, and is Uber planning a self-driving taxi?
Swarms of pumpkin-like robots could explore and map the oceans
28 October 2015
A start-up is developing autonomous spherical seafaring drones that could scan the seas for everything from missing aircraft to coral reefs
3D-printing earthquake-proof towns, brick by brick
27 October 2015
We can build structures that resettle after quakes, and self-cooling homes – the trick is to 3D print custom building blocks, not whole buildings
Mandatory drone registration in US will help tame rogue flyers
20 October 2015
Hobby drone owners will soon have to register on a US government database amid safety worries. It's a step in the right direction, says Justin Peters
Earthquake artificial intelligence knows where damage is worst
30 September 2015
Algorithms can use seismic data and structural knowledge of buildings to judge which parts of a city will be most at risk and prioritise rescue efforts
New Urbanist: Why your windowsill will need its own address
29 September 2015
As we begin to share our cities with autonomous machines, street names and house numbers could soon be a thing of the past
Painting bot follows your eyes to create art
25 September 2015
Robots that can interpret human gaze offer the chance to extend control outside our bodies
Can Europe's arts festivals illuminate our crisis-ridden world?
23 September 2015
Climate change and technological dystopia were centre stage at three recent festivals in Norway and Austria, but the artworks struggled to rise to the challenge
One Per Cent
16 September 2015
Control a drone swarm, AI takes school tests and robo-reporter files its first story
