


Flying Autonomous Robot Uses AI to Identify and Pick Ripe Fruit
Multiple robots can harvest an orchard thanks to a single autonomous digital brain in a ground-based unit.

Spraying UAV Developed to Enhance Aerial Plant Protection
This helicopter can spray crops over long periods of time with high efficiency and low maintenance.
Sailor Pilots Drone Through a Submarine's Narrow Corners with Ease
Submarines are not exactly drone-friendly places, so this is not something you'd see often.


Researchers Keep Damaged Drones Flying With Onboard Cameras
Robotics researchers demonstrate how damaged quadcopters can keep flying.

Alcohol-Detecting Smellicopters Could 'Smell' Odors on Mars, Says Scientist
A drone connected to a moth antenna could 'smell' odors on Mars, provided it survived the atmosphere.


Company Wins FAA Approval to Make Fully Automated Drone Flights for the First Time Ever
The flights will be conducted without a human directing or supervising the machines.

Caterpillar Showcased Autonomous Mega-Truck Fleet for Next-Gen Mining
For Caterpillar, mining technology's future is rooted in 284-ton autonomous trucks, working 24/7.

Autonomous Military Robots as Warfighters
Autonomous military robots with learning components to operate alongside the warfighter by 2028.

FAA Approves Commercial Drone Use at Night in the US
New rules allow drones to fly over people day or night, as long as they have digital "Remote IDs."

New UK Army 'Bug' Drones Can Spy on Targets 1.25 Miles Away
The army has ordered 30 of these nano-UAVs but experts argue they can't be counted on.

French Police Barred From Drone Use in Protests
Protests broke out as police was allowed to use and record citizens' footage.
