FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) - Defense firm General Atomics expects the first sales of an unarmed export version of its Predator drone within months, seeing the Middle East and Latin America as particularly...
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Drones seem to be overtaking the skies, Robots the earth. I'll try to keep you posted on developments
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Working with wireless power specialists LaserMotive, Lockheed Martin has successfully completed preliminary tests of a new laser refueling system that extended the flight time of its Stalker unmanned aerial drone to over 48 hours. Delete the scoop?
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A familiar presence in war zones, if manufacturers have their way, skies over civilians heads will soon be busy with unmanned vehicles. Delete the scoop?
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Researcher Andrew McAfee says advances in computing and artificial intelligence could create a more unequal society. Delete the scoop?
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Robots, it seems, are everywhere, from microbots, which are tiny black dots, to bots that resemble bees and bats, to gigantic models. Delete the scoop?
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Over recent years a range of miniature drones, or micro air vehicles (MAVs), based on the same physics used by flying insects, have been presented to the public. Delete the scoop?
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Like his cousin, who had died in April 2010 and whose identity card he clutched when he met Jemima Khan, inset left, Tariq Aziz, inset right, was blown to pieces by a drone strike. Delete the scoop?
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The future of drone surveillance is coming in a swarm of bug-sized flying spies. Delete the scoop?
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Christof Heyns has asked the U.S.to lay out the legal basis and accountability procedures for the use of armed drones... Delete the scoop?
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The future is here and this is not a butterfly on your wall, as Israeli drones are getting tiny. Their latest project – a butterfly-shaped drone weighing just 20 grams - the smallest in its range so far – can gather intelligence inside buildings. Delete the scoop?
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Conservationists in Nepal are to send drone aircraft into the skies in the battle to save the Himalayan nation's endangered tigers and rhinos from poachers. Delete the scoop?
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Last week Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) and the House of Representatives drew an important line in the sand.... Delete the scoop?
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FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) - Defense firm General Atomics expects the first sales of an unarmed export version of its Predator drone within months, seeing the Middle East and Latin America as particularly...
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WASHINGTON — The Navy is rushing tiny underwater drones to the Persian Gulf to help find and destroy sea mines as part of an American military buildup aimed at stopping Iran from closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the event of a crisis, U.S. Delete the scoop?
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Want to make a robot of cardboard wrapped in tin foil that can twirl, flash lights, and even impersonate the Star Wars robot, R2D2? Or a dragon of paper and popsicle sticks that flaps its wings and hisses? Delete the scoop?
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On Saturday our friends at co-working community XinDanWei Shanghai invited us to a talk by Rob Van Kranenberg, founder of ‘Council’, a thinktank on the... Delete the scoop?
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EPFL researchers at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems have created a bio-inspired flying robot that can withstand collisions with obstacles in its enviro... Delete the scoop?
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Administration officials often claim few or no civilian deaths from drone strikes in Pakistan, but are their own accounts consistent? Delete the scoop?
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More than triple the average.... Delete the scoop?
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One privilege — or burden — of the Oval Office is that each inhabitant gets to decide how dirty to get his hands in wartime. Delete the scoop?
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Homeland Security is deploying remotely piloted aircraft to pinpoint stealthy vessels off the coast of Mexico. Delete the scoop?
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American police officers may soon be able to use unmanned aircraft not only for surveillance, but also for offensive action. The drones may be equipped to fire rubber rounds and tear gas. Delete the scoop?
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We know there have been at least a few hundred drone strikes over the last eight years. We know Obama keeps a kill list and is intimately involved in the ordering of those strikes. Delete the scoop?
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