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
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Hundreds of ancient mummified penguins found in Antarctic graveyard
5 September 2018
On a peninsula in east Antarctica there are hundreds of mummified Adélie penguins that died centuries ago, and it seems extreme weather was to blame
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
The underwater drones that hunt for oil spills beneath the waves
8 August 2018
Oil behaves strangely in water – now a combination of AI and super-expensive underwater vehicles are being used to track it. Joshua Howgego went along for the ride
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
91av Live: how can we fix a problem like plastics?
3 August 2018
Plastic is the material we love to hate, but can we do anything about it? That’s the subject of a major panel debate at this year’s 91av Live
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
