‘Insect-eye’ compass can navigate by the sun even on a cloudy day
27 November 2023
By mimicking how some insects use polarised light to navigate, a light-detecting compass can tell where magnetic north is even if clouds are covering the sun
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Found 329 results for drones
How the US and China talking AI safety could reduce nuclear war risk
16 November 2023
At a meeting between US president Biden and China president Xi, there was agreement on the need for more US-China government talks on AI safety
Ukrainian AI attack drones may be killing without human oversight
13 October 2023
Ukraine is using drones equipped with artificial intelligence that can identify and attack targets without any human control, in the first battlefield use of autonomous weapons or "killer robots"
The Amazon may contain thousands of undiscovered ancient structures
5 October 2023
Archaeological surveys have uncovered earthworks built by pre-Columbian societies across the Amazon, suggesting the rainforest isn't as pristine as we once thought
NASA’s UFO task force has released its final report – it’s not aliens
14 September 2023
An independent task force formed by NASA to look into unidentified anomalous phenomena found no evidence of alien craft, and suggests that if we want to find proof of visitors we need better data
AI beats champion human pilots in head-to-head drone races
30 August 2023
The Swift AI has beaten expert drone racers in high-speed races using an on-board computer that fuses artificial intelligence and classical algorithms – a method that could speed up delivery drones
Flying bird robot can soar so well it uses almost no power
17 August 2023
An autonomous flying robot can float in place like a bird, using its throttle just 0.25 per cent of the time – which could make it useful for surveying a single spot for an extended period of time
Smoke-spotting AI watches live video to find early signs of wildfire
4 August 2023
An AI that analyses live video from California’s statewide wildfire detection system could speedily focus human attention on possible wildfires
Drone mother ship could release mini-drone swarm for search and rescue
4 August 2023
The MorphoLander drone carrier, which holds smaller "worker bee" drones, could be useful in search-and-rescue missions or industrial surveys
AI news recap: While Hollywood strikes, is ChatGPT getting worse?
28 July 2023
There is anger over a Netflix AI job paying up to $900,000, coming as actors are still striking over the use of AI in film and TV. In other AI news, problems with training data can cause glitches or make chatbots more racist
