Video: US Military tests swarm of mini-drones launched from Jets
The US military has launched 103 miniature swarming drones from a fighter jet during a test in California. Three F/A-18 Super Hornets were used to...
Iran Says it Flew Drone Over U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Iran flew a surveillance drone over a U.S. aircraft carrier and took "precise" photographs of it as part of an ongoing naval drill, state television...
AutoDesk University 2015
This week AutoDesk University 2015 opened in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is by far the largest gathering of Engineering and technical professionals worldwide, with over...
Video: Response to Mega Robot Duel Callenge
Get set for a live-action version of Transformers, as the company behind giant Japanese robot Kuratas has accepted a duel challenge from upstart US challenger...
A Desktop Robot Makes for a Splendid GIF Buddy
The remotely controlled PLEN desktop robot stands at a petite 228mm (roughly nine inches), weighing in at 696 grams, and comes equipped with its own...
DARPA Announces Tasks for DRC Finals
Late last week, DARPA released the final rules document for the DRC Finals. This document includes the list of tasks that robots will have to...
Video: Drone footage reveals startling world inside ‘largest cave’
In Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876), Tom and pal Becky get lost in McDougal’s Cave, leaving the citizens of St. Petersburg, Mo.,...
Video: Robotic Micro-Scallops Can Swim Through Your Eyeballs
Designing robots on the micro or nano scale (like, small enough to fit inside your body) is all about simplicity. There just isn’t room for...
Gasbot Sniffs Out Climate Destruction With Lasers
Jobs don't get much more dirty than being the person who has to hike around landfills looking for sources of stinkyness. It's an important job,...