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This Dutch radar spots drones while driving down the road (video)
Spotting a drone from a moving off-road vehicle is exactly what Robin Radar developed IRIS for. A compact rooftop radar scans all around, measures the height of objects and helps identify whether a bird or a drone is flying nearby.
Reliable Robotics is making existing aircraft increasingly autonomous (video)
A cargo plane that taxis out, takes off and lands by itself: Reliable Robotics is working on much more than an ordinary autopilot. It fits the technology into existing aircraft, giving the familiar Cessna a very different role.
The Netherlands wants anti-ship missiles for the Caribbean (video)
Flying low over the waves and recognising a ship: modern anti-ship missiles pack in plenty of technology. The Netherlands wants such weapons for the Caribbean.
This Anduril submarine is designed to lay mines and launch drones without a crew (video)
Australia is testing new roles for Ghost Shark: laying sea mines, carrying aerial drones and delivering supplies underwater.
This ship full of AI fighter aircraft shows where Shield AI is heading (video)
Shield AI shows a ship packed with X-BAT aircraft. The design aims to enable fighters to operate without long runways, changing the thinking behind the flight deck.
Your next delivery driver flies: Uber and Zipline target a million deliveries a day (video)
Uber and Zipline aim to make a million drone deliveries a day in 2029. Amazon is expanding Prime Air. Flying deliveries are becoming a real service.
X-BAT is meant to take off like a rocket and then fly like a jet fighter (video)
Shield AI is building an AI-piloted combat aircraft designed to fly without a runway. The X-BAT combines a jet engine with a vectoring exhaust nozzle and autonomous flight control.
In Shenzhen, police drones simply live on top of the traffic lights (video)
Shenzhen has installed fifty drone stations on traffic-light and camera poles in Futian district. The drones fly out during rush hour and return on their own.
China tests autonomous air taxis: EHang leads the way in pilotless transport (video)
China is betting on autonomous air taxis. EHang leads the way with the EH216-S, a pilotless electric aircraft for two passengers. How far has the technology come?
China shoots down drones with Light Arrow laser system (video)
New footage shows China’s Light Arrow laser systems: the 21A burns drones out of the sky, while the 11E blinds their sensors. Together they add a new layer to Chinese air defence.
China tests armed robot dogs for urban combat (video)
China has released footage of a family of military robot dogs for urban combat, from reconnaissance models to versions with automatic weapons and rocket launchers.
China tests ‘Robot Wolf Pack’: armed robot dogs leave a truck for urban operations (video)
Footage shows China’s ‘Robot Wolf Pack’: armed robot dogs drive out of an ordinary-looking truck and form a combat formation. They work with drones, but a human operator decides when to fire.
China tests amphibious drone that can fly and operate underwater (video)
New footage from China shows the ‘Formula 1’, a prototype cross-medium drone from Loon Innovations that can operate underwater and then take off and fly.
KNDS tests 120mm SHARD ammunition for next-generation French tanks (video)
KNDS has released footage of a test with its new 120mm SHARD tank ammunition. The aim is more penetration against modern armour without replacing the gun itself.
Dubai deploys unmanned police boat for patrols at sea (video)
Dubai has started using an autonomous police boat with sirens and sensors to patrol its waters. It is part of a wider shift towards unmanned vessels for maritime security.
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A figure seems to move above the water, yet every point of light flies under its own power. In a drone show, thousands of small aircraft must match position, colour and timing. EHang shows how a swarm becomes one moving image.
Robotics From Philips to Nvidia: the Dutch roots of the AI chip (video)
An AI chip with 208 billion transistors needs more than a clever design. Factories must be able to make all those tiny switches. That is where a familiar Dutch name appears: Philips helped both ASML and TSMC get started.
Robotics This robot dog hauls luggage along mountain steps (video)
The luggage rises high above its back, yet the robot dog places its feet on the stone steps one by one. Among visitors, the four-legged machine becomes a small mechanical porter.
Robotics Google boss Pichai praises what Elon Musk gets done (video)
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Robotics Human-shaped robot practises on a computer, then lands seven throws in a row (video)
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