Robotics

‘Part of the kill chain’: how can we control weaponised robots?

The Guardian: The security convoy turned on to Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Boulevard at around 3:30pm on 27 November 2020. The VIP was the Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, widely regarded as the head of Iran’s secret nuclear weapons programme. He was driving…

3D Printed Gillbert the Robo-Fish Keeps Waterways Clean by Vacuuming Microplastics

3DPrint.com: A student from the University of Surrey designed a 3D printed robotic fish for a new contest, and her winning entry, a Robo-Fish called Gillbert, happily vacuums up…

Nanoparticles in Medicine—Microbots to Blood Clots

IEEE Spectrum: As nanotechology burrows into an increasing number of medical technologies, new developments in nanoparticles point to the ways that treatments can today be nanotechnologically targeted. In one case, would-be end effectors on microrobots are aimed at clearing up cases…

Large Scale Interactive Drone Swarm Management

YouTube: Imagine being able to control a swarm of drones with just your hands or gestures. In this video, we explore a future concept-of-operations for swarm management and how large groups of robots and drones will be able to interact…