Surveillance drone saves power by deliberately crashing into walls
20 April 2022
A prototype surveillance drone can save power and stay on task for longer by sticking to walls and powering down its rotors, but only by making a crash landing
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Drones with high-tech sensors track disease in Italy's olive trees
15 April 2022
A new high-tech strategy will help monitor crops for infection with Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium that has devastated the olive industry in southern Italy
Russia and Ukraine are both weaponising mobile phones to track troops
11 April 2022
Mobile phones ping signals to nearby communications towers, allowing both Ukrainian and Russian soldiers to track the movement of opposition forces
Many flying creations don't even need a tail
23 March 2022
Drones and AI help find pebble-sized meteorite that landed in 2021
11 March 2022
Locating meteorites on Earth’s surface is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but using AI to analyse images captured by drones pinpointed a tiny space rock in just four days
Collision-dodging drones can navigate tight spaces without crashing
9 March 2022
Two teams of engineers have taken separate approaches to enable drones to carry out research or rescue operations with a reduced risk of crashing
Easter Islanders relied on freshwater springs under the sea to survive
4 March 2022
Surveys of Easter Island show that ancient settlements and the sites of the island’s famous giant statues are situated close to freshwater springs that are only accessible at low tide
Hybrid AI: A new way to make machine minds that really think like us
16 February 2022
In the quest to make artificial intelligence that can reason and apply knowledge flexibly, many researchers are focused on fresh insights from neuroscience. Should they be looking to psychology too?
Drones armed with a small microwave weapon can shoot down other drones
14 February 2022
A compact weapon that generates a beam of microwaves can knock out electronic devices without causing harm to people
Meet the amateur drone pilots defending Ukraine’s border with Russia
11 February 2022
As tensions rise in Ukraine with Russian troops arriving at the border in increasing numbers, a small army of amateur engineers is monitoring events using homemade drones equipped with sensors and old Soviet missiles
