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The North American company Kratos is developing a new tactical UAV. This week, she unexpectedly revealed the details of the project. According to Shepard, development of the Thanatos drone began in 2019. It was conducted in strict secrecy. Eric DeMarco, who serves as the head of Kratos, called the new tactical drone a “key project.” […]
General Motors Cruise recalls 950 self-driving cars from roads across the United States due to an accident involving one of its robotaxis. Earlier, on October 4, a Cruise unmanned taxi hit a woman crossing the road in San Francisco. The woman was first hit by another car that ran a red light. When the Cruise […]
A robotic manipulator killed a man. The incident occurred in the Republic of Korea when a specialist was inspecting a robot. The robotic arm was used to handle boxes of food. A 40-year-old employee of a robotics company was doing an inspection when an accident occurred. It is reported that the robot could not distinguish […]
On November 2, the official opening ceremony of the Andoya Spaceport, the first spaceport in continental Europe, took place. The spaceport is located in Nordmel on the Norwegian island of Andoya. It will have several launch sites for launching small and medium-sized satellites. However, the first of these pads, the payload integration facilities and the […]
On November 8, it was officially announced that the Government of the Slovak Republic failed to approve the fourteenth military aid package for Ukraine in the amount of 40.3 million euros. Bratislava failed to vote on Ukraine after all What is important to understand is that the proposal to supply aid to Kyiv was prepared […]
The widespread use of UAVs and cheap commercial drones for military tasks in the Russian-Ukrainian war has prompted the US Army to pay more attention to anti-drone capabilities. The private company Epirus has provided the military with the Leonidas system, which can shoot down UAVs in a “non-kinetic way.” The Leonidas system is described as […]
The popularity of 3D printed construction continues to grow around the world, and another example of this is a new apartment building in Germany. The project incorporates advanced 3D printing technologies as well as wood and will be used to provide affordable social housing for the country’s residents. 3D printer manufacturer COBOD describes the project […]
Musk wants to build a computer into the human brain that can transmit signals to other electronic media. Musk is preparing to perform brain surgery on a human volunteer by Neuralink, which is looking for a volunteer who will agree to remove a piece of his skull in order to use a robot to insert […]
The United States began using MQ-9 Reaper drones to monitor the Gaza Strip. The Pentagon has officially recognized the use of UAVs. The US uses multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicles to collect information about hostages. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Hamas terrorists captured approximately 240 people, including U.S. citizens. Earlier today, a drone that […]
The U.S. Navy conducted exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean, in which two aircraft carrier strike groups took part. American warships arrived in the region after Hamas attacked Israel a month ago. USS Gerald R. Ford was the first to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean. It is the largest and most expensive aircraft carrier in the […]