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…
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…
Serbia, Israel’s Elbit to Inaugurate Drone Factory in September
Serbia has announced plans to establish a military drone manufacturing facility with Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems, expanding…
Leaked Elbit documents reportedly show it was in talks to sell advanced drones to UAE
Leaked internal documents from Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, show the firm was in talks to sell…
Robot Videos: Gemini 2 AI Robot, Robot Dogs, and More
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics.…
Ukrainian Hip-Hop Band Brings A Message To Americans: Don’t Forget Ukraine
July 11, 2026. Ukrainian hip-hop band TNMK performs at Soyuzivka Ukrainian Heritage Center in Kerhonkson, New York. Katya…
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…
US pilot downed over Iran reported seeing jellyfish-like drone formation — report
A US fighter pilot who was rescued after his jet was downed over Iran during the war in…
IDF strikes Hezbollah target in Beirut after 3 drones hit northern Israel
The Israeli Air Force struck a Hezbollah target in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, shortly after the terror…
IDF soldier killed, 3 hurt, in Hezbollah drone attack near newly seized Beaufort Castle
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack in…