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Israel Unveils New Butterfly-Shaped Drone
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is developing a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the shape of a tiny butterfly. IAI hopes the vehicle can be used to reach remote locations and gather information. The
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Nano Drones, Ethical Algorithms: Inside Israel’s Secret Plan for Its Future Air Force
Nano drones that an infantryman can pull out of his pocket; helicopters piloted by robots who extract wounded soldiers from the battlefield; micro satellites on demand; large spy balloons in the upper reaches of
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5 Ways Robots Are Outsourcing Humans in the Workforce
The outsourcing of human jobs as a side effect of globalization has arguably contributed to the current unemployment crisis. However, a growing trend sees humans done away with altogether, even in the low-wage countries
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Iran ‘building copy of captured US drone’ RQ-170 Sentinel
Iran has begun building a copy of the US surveillance drone it captured last year, after breaking its encryption codes, Iranian officials say. "The Americans should be aware to what extent we have infiltrated the
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Russian Mogul Plans to Transplant Human Brains to Robot Bodies
Do you want to live forever in a robotic body? If Russian entrepreneur Dmitry Itskov is to be believed he already has plans that will allow humans to inhabit robots in the next ten
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Engineers use LEDs and a camera to create an ‘invisible’ Mercedes (but they might need to work on the wheels)
Everyone from Harry Potter to Frodo Baggins has already got an invisibility cloak. But scientists have now figured out how to make an entire car disappear. Using optical camouflage technology boffins at Mercedes Benz created the
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5 Creepy Ways They’re Replacing Humans with Robots
I've covered the aberrant, appalling, amoral abominations that are robots many, many times before. And yet science still keeps making them. This forces me to conclude one of two things: Either I'm mistaken about
Read More »Nanotechnology Ushers in Cloak of Invisibility (Video)
Transparent carbon nanotube sheets are fulfilling the promise of invisibility. Ali Aliev is a University of Texas scientist that uses the carbon nanotubes to bend surface light around an object, producing a mirage
Read More »US military adds armed robotic helicopters to fleet
The US military plans to add a new lethal drone to its fleet -- a robotic helicopter for the US Navy equipped with laser-guided rockets, defense giant Northrop Grumman said Wednesday. The armed Fire Scouts
Read More »Solar Powered Hybrid Airship
In recent times there’s been a resurgence of interest in airships for military and commercial uses as evidenced by Lockheed Martin’s High Altitude Long Endurance-Demonstrator (HALE-D) and Hybrid Air Vehicles heavy-lift variant of Northrop
Read More »US Army to fly ‘kamikaze’ drones
A miniature "kamikaze" drone designed to quietly hover in the sky before dive-bombing and slamming into a human target will soon be part of the US Army's arsenal, officials say. Dubbed the "Switchblade," the robotic
Read More »Navy’s Distinctly UFO-Like X-47B War Drone Makes First Flight in Cruise Mode
The Navy’s ultimate stealth fighter drone has achieved a new milestone — it flew in cruise configuration for the first time, stowing its landing gear for a streamlined flight. The jet-powered, autonomous X-47B is designed
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