The hive mentality is inspiring the latest advances in technology and the US military is already experimenting with swarms of robotic boats and aircrafts
YouTuber gasturbine101 flies in a 54-rotor homemade vehicle
Home-made quadcopter capable of firing pistol at least four times while airborne posted on YouTube
Tech firm opens up its image processing neural-network algorithm and people create awesome images
This article was originally published by BussinessTech. The South African drone regulations come into effect on Wednesday (1 July) and are among the most stringent in the world, thanks to the Ministry of Transport. While anybody above the age of 18 will be allowed to purchase a drone – with or without a licence – the regulations restrict the use of drones dramatically, according to SA law firm, Cliffe
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Humans will be taken care of like pets should robots take over because AI will want to preserve us as part of nature
Jetpacks could fly out of science fiction and on to the streets carrying first responders and millionaires next year
At ICRA 2015 in Seattle yesterday, researchers from MIT demonstrated an untethered miniature origami robot that self-folds, walks, swims, and degrades. That’s the title of their paper, in fact, and they delivered on all of those promises: from a flat sheet with a magnet on it, their robot folds itself up in just a few seconds, is immediately ready to zip around on land or water driven by magnetic fields,
Can you build a half-size, hypersonic passenger pod? If so, Elon Musk wants to hear from you
The final two E3 press conferences brought us familiar names like Star Fox, Metroid and Final Fantasy, but few surprises