
Landmine muncher automatically sifts soil and explodes them
9 July 2018
A giant landmine-munching machine that can sift through tonnes of soil every hour will soon be clearing landmines in Zimbabwe

9 July 2018
A giant landmine-munching machine that can sift through tonnes of soil every hour will soon be clearing landmines in Zimbabwe

5 July 2018
Spiders can detect atmospheric electricity and use it to fly - and maybe drones of the future could fly the same way too

4 July 2018
Statisticians Nick Polson and James Scott want us to use AI for good. But their new book AIQ struggles to show us how, says Julie Freeman

28 June 2018
A new anti-drone system built by the US can fire interceptor drones from a tube as well as jam the controls of potential incoming attackers

27 June 2018
Savvy, old-school patronage may be the only way scientifically complex, sophisticated artworks can be made now – to judge by Europe’s largest art fair

27 June 2018
The increasing use of military lasers that can damage the eyes of pilots has opened a fresh front in low-level international conflict, says David Hambling

20 June 2018
Obstacle courses, simulated chemical spills, and IEDs are just some of the challenges bomb squads tackle with ground robots and drones at the Robot Rodeo competition

13 June 2018
Dance moves not needed. Plus: the case for ecstasy fuelled diplomacy, how politics is killing Thanksgiving, the door mistaken for a penis bone, and more...

7 June 2018
A drone surveillance system can spot violence in a crowd, including stabbing and strangling, but some worry the consequences have not been thought through

6 June 2018
Far from being mindless pollen-collecting drones, bees can solve problems, make choices and have reactions that look suspiciously like human emotions