Guns, drones & algos: War gets smarter, faster & uncomfortably less humanArtificial intelligence is revolutionizing global warfare. Nations are significantly increasing AI spending for defense. This technology en...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
No Leaders, No Plan! So Why Do Animal Swarms Look Smarter Than Us?Animals in forests, oceans, and underground exhibit surprising coordination without a leader, challenging traditional definitions of intell...
19 Mar, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
AI moves to the frontline as India backs killer robots, drone swarms and cyberwarfareAs the landscape of warfare evolves, India's military is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to redefine battle tactics. A newly ...
17 Mar, 2026, 09.31 AM IST
SpaceX to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone tech: ReportTexas-based SpaceX recently acquired xAI in a deal that combined Musk's major space and defense contractor with the billionaire entrepreneu...
17 Feb, 2026, 08.09 AM IST
China’s robot army’s new addition - missile-firing and flying turtle; signs of preparation for World War III?A Chinese engineer has created a 3D-printed robot. The robot resembles a turtle with six legs. It can move on land, in water, and in the ai...
04 Aug, 2025, 12.22 PM IST
In five years, over 1,000 defence startups have emerged in India. Can they grow and meet modern battlefield demands?India's defence startups are making strides with innovative technologies like long-endurance drones and robotic swarms. Despite funding cha...
29 Sep, 2024, 10.17 AM IST
US-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms raceThe planners envision a scenario in which hundreds, even thousands of the machines engage in coordinated battle. A single controller might ...
12 Apr, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
Grene Robotics acquires C4ISRT platform to bolster anti-drone capabilitiesThis acquisition is expected to strengthen Grene Robotics’ Indigenous Autonomous Drone Security System – Indrajaal at the national and inte...
09 May, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
Tiny robots made in Mexico to explore moon in scientific firstThe so-called nano robots developed by researchers at Mexico's National Autonomous University (UNAM) will work together like a swarm of bee...
25 Feb, 2022, 11.29 PM IST
- IIT-Kharagpur students developing fully indigenous drones
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) A group of students at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur is developing drones using indigenous hardware a...
17 Oct, 2016, 02.37 PM IST
'Robotarium' to provide scientists with remote access to robotsResearchers will schedule experiments, upload their own programming code, watch robots in real-time via streamed video feeds and receive sc...
18 Jan, 2016, 12.28 PM IST
New 'thinking' robotic sea turtle developedIndian-origin researchers have developed a next-generation 'thinking' robotic sea turtle capable of performing complicated tasks such as su...
29 Dec, 2014, 02.27 PM IST
- US Navy develops unmanned robotic boats with swarm capability
Its sensors and software enable swarming capability, giving naval war-fighters a decisive edge, officials at the Office of Naval Research (...
05 Oct, 2014, 02.30 PM IST
- Football sized underwater robot to provide port security
Researchers at the MIT unveiled the robot with a flattened panel on one side that it can slide along an underwater surface.
29 Sep, 2014, 03.08 PM IST
NASA's self-driving robot army to explore other planetsNASA is developing army of autonomous self-driving robots - with webcams and GPS - that could one day be sent to explore surfaces on other ...
27 Aug, 2014, 05.06 PM IST
Self-organising swarm of 1000 robots is largest everHarvard scientists have created the world's largest robotic swarm - 1,024 little bots standing on pin-like legs - that can assemble into pr...
17 Aug, 2014, 05.07 PM IST
Democracy, migration, tech fuelling change in India: Rahul GandhiDemocracy, migration and technology are the three basic forces that drive change in India, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said tod...
17 Dec, 2012, 10.53 PM IST