Koalas and apes have evolved similar ways of walking in trees
17 December 2019
On the ground, koalas run in a bounding motion with both hind legs hitting land at once. But in the trees, they move more like primates
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Found 516 results for drones
Turkey is getting military drones armed with machine guns
12 December 2019
Many countries and groups already use military drones, but Turkey is about to be the first to have a military drone armed with a machine gun
Delivery drones could land on public transport to extend their range
31 October 2019
By landing on the roofs of buses, delivery drones could travel four-and-a-half times as far, making them more useful for transporting packages
All-seeing eyes: The epic plan to track almost everything on Earth
30 October 2019
Firms are racing to create a real-time database of every object on Earth larger than a car. It would help investors and conservationists, but could it be abused?
AI could help work out how many people are in large crowds
21 October 2019
How many people really attend gatherings or protests, such as the recent Brexit march? Artificial intelligence may be able to figure it out
Humpback whales use their flippers to swat salmon into their mouths
15 October 2019
Humpback whales use their flippers to create a barrier that traps gathered prey, which they can then usher towards their mouths by swatting the water
Autonomous killer drones set to be used by Turkey in Syria
20 September 2019
Turkey is to become the first nation to use drones able to find, track and kill people without human intervention, when it deploys them in Syria in a few months
Drone equipped with nail gun can fix the roof so you don't have to
20 September 2019
A drone equipped with a nail gun can autonomously hover over a roof and fix tiles in place. Tests showed it was highly precise and held steady while firing
Most people in the UK back limits on flying to tackle climate change
17 September 2019
A majority of people in the UK support imposing limits on air travel to curb carbon emissions, a sign that social attitudes on climate change may be shifting
Robot pilot that can grab the flight controls gets its plane licence
30 August 2019
A robot pilot is learning to fly. It has passed its pilot’s test and flown its first plane, but it has also had its first mishap too
