Drones are checking up on insurance claims to look for fraudsters
17 July 2018
Insurance companies are training hundreds of drone pilots to check property damage from the air to make sure claims are legitimate
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Delivery drones can learn to see and dodge obstacles in-flight
10 July 2018
A drone learned to navigate unexpected obstacles for itself by being manually carried around a racetrack. It could be used for future delivery drones
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
Spiders can use electricity in the air to balloon for kilometres
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
The US has an anti-drone gun that shoots drones at other drones
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
Robo bomb squads compete to gather evidence after a drone attack
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
Surveillance drones can now spot violent attacks as they happen
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
AI construction worker plans the fastest way to put up buildings
6 June 2018
By considering hundreds of millions of potential schedules, an AI construction manager works out the best and fastest way for builders to put up a new building
Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time
17 May 2018
Drones fitted with multispectral cameras are scanning forests for beetle attack, and orchards and vineyards for signs of disease before it’s too late
Flying beetle cyborgs guided with tiny battery-powered backpacks
3 May 2018
Beetles have been turned into autonomous flying robots. They could one day swarm through disaster zones on search and rescue missions
