Mercedes van will be a mothership for fleets of delivery robots
7 September 2016
Delivery robots can’t get far by themselves – so the German car maker is developing a custom van to drive them to your neighbourhood
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How drones are learning to find their own way in the world
27 July 2016
From delivering pizzas to tracking whales, we have high hopes for drones. Here are three advances that will help them live up to the buzz
Supersmart satellites reveal crops and fields like never before
7 June 2016
Tech start-ups are putting cameras in orbit to monitor everything from flood damage to crop yield with greater frequency and detail than ever before
Next billion people online will get odd versions of the internet
3 February 2016
Tech giants are racing to extend internet access to large parts of the developing world. But will people get the digital experience they expect?
Brain zaps could boost our minds when computers see us flagging
18 November 2015
Researchers are building a future where computers can plug into your brain, assess how it is doing and enhance specific abilities if thinks necessary
Swarms of pumpkin-like robots could explore and map the oceans
28 October 2015
A start-up is developing autonomous spherical seafaring drones that could scan the seas for everything from missing aircraft to coral reefs
Earthquake artificial intelligence knows where damage is worst
30 September 2015
Algorithms can use seismic data and structural knowledge of buildings to judge which parts of a city will be most at risk and prioritise rescue efforts
Cyborg cockroach and drone teams can locate disaster survivors
22 July 2015
Roaches with electronic implants and managed by drones can be tasked to locate trapped people in the aftermath of an earthquake
Auto twitcher recognises different bird songs even when noisy
3 June 2015
Artificial intelligence that recognises a wide variety of different types of birdsong is a boon for conservationists
First-person drone tourism will let you see the sights from home
1 June 2015
Cultural heritage researchers around Europe have teamed up to explore the potential for a new age of tourism: drones
