Robotics

The US Marine Corps is working on a prototype disposable robot that can clear mines from the surf zones of beaches. The Crawling Remotely Operated Amphibious Breacher is designed to detonate or remove explosives or man-made submerged obstacles.

The Australian Army has demonstrated a pair of M113 modified into autonomous fighting vehicles that it will use to study how robots will impact the battlefield of the future.

Robots today can do backflips like a parkour artist, but in some situations their balance is still terrible. The HERMES robot aims to challenge that with the aid of a special teleoperated control vest that gives it human-like balance and reflexes.

If your roses are getting a bit untidy, fear not, because an international team of researchers has developed a prototype robot gardener to do the job. Called Trimbot, it can not only do a spot of mowing but also prune roses and trim bushes.

BAE Systems has unveiled its Robotic Technology Demonstrator (RTD) as a platform to show off its latest robotic combat systems. Appearing at the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition, the RTD prototype gives a preview of the unmanned warriors of tomorrow.

US and UK armed forces have completed their first joint field test of robotic convoys at the US Army's Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center.

Scientists at the University of Illinois have come up with a biohybrid robot that can be propelled by a mix of motor neurons, muscular tissue and light.

BAE Systems will demonstrate an unmanned surface vessel fully integrating with the combat systems of a Royal Navy warship for the first time.

Researchers have developed ultra-gentle robotic grippers that can grasp and release jellyfish and other very soft marine animals without harming them.

A new US Air Force kit that can turn a conventional aircraft into a robotic one has completed its maiden flight. The ROBOpilot made its first two-hour flight on August 9 at the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah after being installed in a 1968 Cessna 206 small aircraft.

Taking inspiration from the traditional cane, a team of researchers has come up with a LiDAR-enabled robotic assistant which offers light-touch support for the mobility-impaired. Dubbed Canine, the device improves the user's spacial self-awareness, and thus, their walking stability.

This week DARPA kicks off a competition called the Subterranean Challenge, where hordes of robots are unleashed into caves and tunnels to test how well they can autonomously navigate these environments. One team's designs could lead to robots that explore caves on other planets.