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Bizarre: the Tesla Roadster can really fly! (video)
Tesla’s new Roadster actually makes short jumps and aerial manoeuvres using SpaceX thrusters. How does this bizarre technology work, and will it ever reach public roads?
Tesla Roadster gets SpaceX technology: can Musk’s new supercar really hover? (video)
Tesla is set to present its new Roadster with technology from SpaceX. Can the electric supercar really hover? This is what is known.
XPENG aims to deliver more than 10,000 humanoid robots in 2027: carmaker bets on mass production (video)
XPENG is aiming for more than 10,000 humanoid robots in 2027. Series production of its IRON robot is due to start at the end of 2026, with Europe to follow in 2027.
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.
Chinese self-driving scooter shows how fast autonomous technology is evolving
China has taken another step in autonomous mobility with a self-driving scooter that can balance and navigate on its own…
Chinese humanoid robot Miro U already working in factories and replacing multiple workers (video)
The development of industrial robots continues at a rapid pace, and China is once again showing how far this technology has progressed. In a factory operated by Midea Group in Wuxi, a six-armed humanoid robot is already working on a production line…
Industrial robot prints new parts at remarkable speed (video)
Advanced robotics continues to spread rapidly through industry. A recent demonstration shows an industrial robot arm printing or precisely building up parts at high speed, highlighting a major step toward faster and more flexible manufacturing. The footage shows a classic industrial robot arm, similar to systems from manufacturers such as ABB and KUKA…
BAE Systems tests autonomous armoured vehicle: less risk for soldiers on the battlefield (video)
BAE Systems has successfully tested its ATLAS UGV, a lightly armoured autonomous vehicle for supply, casualty evacuation and reconnaissance close to the front.
China shows armed robot dogs and military drones: does this change the battlefield?
New Chinese footage shows armed robot dogs, bird-like drones and autonomous vehicles for land and water. Robotisation is no longer an experiment but a strategic direction.
Human, drone and robot working together: this is what modern counter-drone warfare looks like (video)
KNDS Deutschland and TYTAN Technologies show a counter-drone chain: a THeMIS robot with radar detects, a manned Boxer decides and an Interceptor-S drone rams the target.
China accelerates use of robots and drones in army exercises (video)
New PLA footage shows robot dogs, unmanned vehicles and AI-driven drone swarms of over 200 drones training alongside human troops, including in amphibious landing scenarios.
China shows humanoid robots with rifles in AI video: how far along are we really? (video)
A Chinese video of humanoid robots firing Type 191 rifles is AI-generated. The robots exist, but they are still far from what the footage suggests.
Autonomous warfare accelerates: Israeli ground robot launches swarm of attack drones
New footage shows an Israeli unmanned ground robot launching several SpearUAV Viper 300 loitering munitions on the move, which then attack targets on their own.
Japan deploys robot dogs during military exercise: what the Vision 60 can do and why it matters (video)
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force has used Ghost Robotics’ Vision 60 robot dogs in an exercise with the 1st Airborne Brigade for reconnaissance and security. The US is testing the same robots, sometimes armed.
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Defence This heavy drone lifts a wounded soldier over a minefield (video)
A wounded soldier is in a place that even an uncrewed ground vehicle cannot safely reach. Ukrainian troops choose another route: through the air. According to the units involved, a heavy Gurzuf Defence drone retrieved the soldier from the front.
Defence This combat drone is designed to fly alongside the F-35 (video)
A fighter pilot deploying a team rather than a single aircraft: that is the idea behind Vectis, an uncrewed jet designed to fly independently or alongside an F-35. Lockheed Martin shows what that flying partner is intended to look like.
Defence 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.
Defence 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.
Defence 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.
Robotics Chinese inventor flies a home-built hoverboard over a river (video)
Chinese maker Ayu shows an electric flying board with ten motors. According to the accompanying text, two smartphones and an AI coach help him learn to fly. What makes this experiment interesting for defence?