Drone alone: how airliners may lose their pilots
23 June 2010
Uncrewed planes that can operate in civilian airspace are almost here – a first step on the road to pilotless airliners
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Found 7 results for drones
Robot border guards to patrol future frontiers
6 January 2010
If your nation's border allows unwanted visitors through and foot patrols aren't cutting it, try a network of radar, cameras, agile robots and drones
Albatross inspires ocean-skimming drones
7 October 2009
Like the far-flying bird, low-energy scouting aircraft could exploit variations in wind speeds close to the ocean surface
Army heli-Weeble hops to avoid rubble trouble
16 September 2009
Toy-inspired remote-controlled aircraft aims to conquer rough terrain and reach places that other drones can't – through a series of hops
Can we trust military drones to decide when to fire?
17 June 2009
"Ethical governor" software has been developed that would allow military robots to make their own decisions about wielding lethal force
Sensitive robot knows when it has punched you
7 November 2007
When people start to work more closely with robots collisions will be inevitable, so robots will need the skills to respond
Float like a robot butterfly
11 April 2007
Now that we know how insects fly, the race is on to copy them to build tiny airborne robots
