The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them
In July and August, Washington tightened restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic systems and imposed steep tariffs on imported…
AI robots and drones to assist in Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup
Three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant contain 880 tons of debris. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura) MASATOSHI IDA August…
HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US
I am so sorry, fellow US gadget fans: the FCC’s drone ban appears to have struck again. The…
Arctic Iceberg Drones Turn Sheer Ice Into Landing Pads
This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Microspines are…
Lasers could recharge drones in mid-air to extend flying time
Energy from a laser beam could be used to power drones wirelessly, tests on new technology suggest. While…
The defense tech boom has become a bubble—or it will be soon
Drones, missiles, and warships were, for a long time, deemed uninvestable in Silicon Valley—or, at minimum, contentious. Consider…
Elliot McGucken Suspends Einstein’s ‘Light Cones’ Over Desert Expanses — Colossal
Albert Einstein once said that “the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the…
“An absence of clear national policy”: Manna to cease all drone deliveries in Ireland
Manna Air Delivery, one of the country’s most innovative home-grown technology companies, is to cease flying…
Watch: Great white shark bites camera off Southern California
May 26 (UPI) — A man taking video of sharks off the coast of Southern California ended up…
Phone Case Brand Designs Autonomous Floating Plastic Collection Platform to Combat Ocean Waste
The Circular Blue platform at its moorings in Taiwan – credit, supplied by RHINOSHIELD In a stunning act…
China Wants to Remotely Recharge ‘Drone Swarms’ From Orbit
Governments and private companies are racing to master the art of space-based refueling, whether the goal is recharging…
NATO backs renewables as solution to energy security, despite US skepticism – POLITICO
“By diversifying the energy sources, and routes, on which our Alliance depends — including through use of alternative…