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Although there are now a few different crop-spraying multicopter drones, fixed-wing drones are faster and have a longer battery range. That's where the recently US-certified autonomous electric Pelican crop duster comes into the picture.

In "Honey, I Built the NASA Payload, The Sequel," NASA and HeroX are seeking people to join 14 teams competing to build lunar robot payloads.

Firms developing computer vision technology for standard robots, developments in 3D vision and so-called “Robots as a Service” are defining the next wave of automation.

Neocis, whose Yomi system for robot-assisted dental implantation is the only one of its kind with FDA approval, has raised $72 million.

When it comes to dreaming up locomotion solutions for advanced robots, scientists regularly turn to the natural world for inspiration, and the marine environment is a particularly rich source of ideas. The latest example of this is a highly efficient “Squidbot” developed by engineers at the Universi...

What if you could instruct a swarm of robots to paint a picture? The concept may sound far-fetched, but a recent study in open-access journal Frontiers in Robotics and AI has shown that it is possible. ...

Made of a pair of two-wheeled vehicles, NASA's DuAxel is designed to descend crater sides and near-vertical cliffs on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

With its bright-yellow armored body, grippy tank-like treads, plow nose and water cannon, the Los Angeles Fire Department's latest piece of equipment looks more like a Star Wars sidekick than a firefighting assistant.

Detergent containers and pill bottles could soon order their own refills

From choosing the right technology to training drone operators, SkyOp said its online tools, curriculum, and consulting services can help.

Underwater robots that operate autonomously could find use in all kinds of areas, from studying the ocean to the exploration of other planets. Scientists at Purdue University have developed a type of mobile docking station that not only enables these machines to stop by for a recharge, but offload t...

The outcome of the clash was surprising to say the very least. Watch to find out

Forests cover 30% of the Earth's landmass, but that number is on the decline. Despite forests' crucial role in conserving wildlife and processing carbon dioxide, many are threatened by deforestation and ...

A "Spy Robot Hummingbird" has captured 500 million monarch butterflies gathered in Mexico and it is a magical sight to behold.

General Dynamics sets up to compete again for a chance to build robotic combat vehicles for the U.S. Army with its TRX.

A robot that uses magnetic fields to guide a flexible probe forwards might make colonoscopies less painful and easier to perform

In 2018, Alphabet's X lab said it was in the process of exploring how it could use artificial intelligence to improve farming. The Mineral team has spent the last several years "developing and testing a range of software and hardware prototypes based on breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, sim...

In the near future, there will be vegetable varieties that robots can pick more easily. ‘Crops for robots’ instead of ‘Robots for crops’.

Everyone is familiar with carrier pigeons, but what about carrier moths? This research project uses the nocturnal insects as a delivery service for tiny electronic packages that weigh less than a hundredth of an ounce. The system was created by graduate students at the University of Washington and i...

NVIDIA's Jetson platform can help developers build robots that can navigate more safely, says Jeff Linnell, CEO of Formant.

Many people don't like the thought of delivery drones buzzing up to their doorstep, with their propellers whirling dangerously close. The RDS1 setup was designed with that in mind, as it drops packages – in free-fall – but doesn't let them hit the ground.

So ... who does it belong to?

Futurecraft Strung is a mew manufacturing process that uses thread placement to create structure without the need for added support.

This drone can perform maneuvers that are challenging for even the best human pilot