Watch this robot bird use a talon-like claw to land safely on a perch
15 December 2022
A talon-like claw with sharp ends and a softer middle helps this flying robot grasp onto thin perches just like a bird
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Found 516 results for drones
A noisy flashing drone could stop bats crashing into wind turbines
14 December 2022
A drone equipped with lights and speakers can deter bats from wind farms to protect them from potentially deadly turbine blades
Melting sounds of an entire glacier recorded for the first time
14 December 2022
A 9-kilometre fibre-optic cable that captured the sounds of melting ice across an entire glacier could improve how researchers measure ice loss
Drone used to map radioactive vault at former US weapons site
13 December 2022
A drone has mapped a vault full of radioactive powder as part of a decades-long project to clean up a former weapons and nuclear energy test site in Idaho
Drones on strings could puppeteer people in virtual reality
25 November 2022
Having drones on strings attached to a person could provide a more realistic simulation of interacting with physical objects in virtual reality
Ants appear to feel more optimistic after a sugary treat
11 November 2022
A sweet reward influences ants’ decision-making when they encounter ambiguous situations, hinting that they might have internal states like our emotions
Why the US military could replace spy satellites with solar planes
3 November 2022
The US military has spent billions of dollars on spy satellites and supersonic surveillance aircraft, but now it seems to be focusing on slow, lightweight solar-powered planes to do the same job
Unpiloted military helicopter flies 134 km in simulated mission
2 November 2022
A retrofitted Black Hawk helicopter flew autonomously between mountains to deliver blood supplies in a simulated mission. It also picked up a simulated medical casualty
Will Ukraine deploy lethal autonomous drones against Russia?
1 November 2022
Ukraine has used drones in innovative ways throughout the Russia-Ukraine war, and may now be preparing to deploy machines capable of finding and attacking targets without direct human control
First 3D quantum accelerometer could let ships navigate without GPS
28 October 2022
A device that measures acceleration very precisely using quantum effects could be used for navigation when GPS is unavailable
