“People will protect what they love, and they love what they know,” says robotics engineer Eduardo Labarca, paraphrasing Jacques Cousteau. That’s why he and his team at Mountain View, California-based 9th Sense Robotics want to [...]

This is robo-fish – scientists’ latest weapon in the war against pollution. In the shallow waters of Gijon harbour, in northern Spain, a large, yellow fish cuts through the waves. But this swimmer stands apart [...]

Swiss researchers have published a new video showcasing the impressive aerial cooperation capabilities of robotic quadrocopters. In the demonstration, a trio of quadrocopters tethered to a net fly in formation to catch balls tossed at [...]

At altitudes of just a few hundred feet, they can peer down on enemy troops below while remaining practically invisible. What amounts to serious scientific research could, at first glance, be mistaken for students at [...]

There’s clearly a market for long-duration ocean going robots A mola, or ocean sunfish, is a very big, very flat, and (in this reporter’s opinion) rather silly looking tropical bony fish. Aerovioronment has used the [...]

Diesel-electric submarines are a growing worry for the maritime nations of the world. Submarine combat may seem like an obsolete relic from World War II films and Cold War thrillers, but the past 20 years [...]

Batoid rays, such as stingrays and manta rays, are among nature’s most elegant swimmers. They are fast, highly maneuverable, graceful, energy-efficient, can cruise, bird-like, for long distances in the deep, open ocean, and rest on [...]