Bird-Like Robotic Claw Lets Drones Perch & Snare Prey Christopher Plain·December 2, 2021Researchers have developed a bird-like robotic claw and leg assembly that allows drones to land and perch on...
“Super Jelly” Can Survive Elephant Stomp and Retain Shape Christopher Plain·November 29, 2021Researchers have developed a new type of hydrogel called “super jelly” that can withstand the crushing impact of...
Paralyzed Mice Walk Again Thanks to New Drug Christopher Plain·November 15, 2021In a medical first, paralyzed mice with a “severe spinal cord injury” have regained the ability to walk....
Can We Communicate With Whales? New AI Research Is Trying to Figure It Out Raquel Santos·November 11, 2021A multidisciplinary team of scientists is trying to use artificial intelligence to decode the language of whales.
Aerial Threats: Foreign, Domestic, and Exotic Micah Hanks·November 10, 2021This week, we examine Russia's aspirations for the country’s new state armament program, and how this relates to unidentifed aerial threats.
Breathing on the Moon Will Require Harvesting Oxygen from Lunar Rocks Candy Chan·October 11, 2021Engineers have successfully demonstrated how water and oxygen can be extracted by the heating of lunar soil. We can all breath easy now.
Meet The Man Behind NASA and DARPA’S Warp Drive Programs Part 1 of an Exclusive Interview with Dr. Harold G. “Sonny” White, the Grand Duke of Breakthrough Propulsion. Christopher Plain·September 15, 2021Sonny White left NASA in 2018, taking his Warp Drive theories with him. Now, he's given The Debrief an exclusive interview about his work.
Growing Food In Space Is Possible, And This Research Could Make it Happen Liam Stewart·June 23, 2021Researchers in Antarctica are successfully growing plants with artificial light and autonomous systems, and they are working to growing food in space.
New Self-Learning Robots Show Evidence of Evolution As They Move Christopher Plain·May 11, 2021Researchers invented self-learning robots that use a basic algorithm to move, and they adapt to their environment indicating evolution.
Telekinesis Is Possible, We Just Need Technology to Do It MJ Banias·April 29, 2021As we continue to dive deeper into the world of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), will we achieve telekinetic powers in the digital world?
Moon’s Ancient Lava Tubes May Be Explored by A ‘Hopping Robot’ Drone Christopher Plain·April 19, 2021The ESA is investigating the use of "hopping robot" drones to explore the ancient lava tubes that exist deep inside the Moon.
New Robot Workers Use AI To Predict Human Co-Worker Movements Christopher Plain·April 9, 2021New AI system helps industrial robot workers observe and predict their human co-workers' movements to maximize efficiency and improve safety.
Real Life BB-8 Robot Will Explore Moon’s Lava Tubes Christopher Plain·April 6, 2021Researchers developed a new drone, named DAEDALUS, explicitly designed to explore and map the Moon's lava tubes.
Elon Musk Wants to Put Electrodes in your Brain Designed to Aid the Disabled, Neuralink May One Day Allow You to Live Forever Christopher Plain·March 18, 2021Elon Musk has identified a new frontier he also plans to conquer: the human mind via a Brain Machine Interface (BMI).
Robotic Dog “Zeus” Spotted At Recent SpaceX Crash Site Micah Hanks·March 9, 2021A robotic dog made a surprise appearance as it was seen lurking around the crash site of SpaceX's SN10 prototype.
A Ton of the New Defense Technologies Being Unveiled at IDEX-2021 Tim McMillan·February 22, 2021A host of brand new defense technologies will be on display at this years International Defense Conference and Expo in Abu Dhabi.
Roboticist Behind Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Says First Flight Is “A Wright Brothers Moment” Christopher Plain·February 17, 2021The Debrief was given the chance to sit down with NASA’s Jaakko Karras, the roboticist who built the Mars Helicopter Ingenuity.
Super Intelligent AI May Be “Uncontrollable,” says new study Mike Damante·February 3, 2021According to a new study, the actions of superintelligent AI may be hard to predict, making them uncontrollable.
Brain Implants Allow Quadriplegic Man To Feed Himself AI, robotic limbs, and brain implants allow a paralysed man to eat a Twinkie. Christopher Plain·January 15, 2021Researchers developed brain implants and AI-controlled limbs that allowed a quadriplegic man to feed himself using his thoughts.
Our Future Robot Overlords Will Have Sick Dance Moves Ryan Sprague·January 3, 2021Boston Dynamics dropped a viral video recently featuring their various robots dance to The Contours' "Do You Love Me." It is pretty awesome.
DARPA’s Dream of a Tiny Robot Army Is Close To Becoming a Reality DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments. Tim McMillan·December 1, 2020 DARPA edges closer to its dream of having 250 AI drones for urban warfare environments.
Pope Francis Calls for Prayers as AI Research Progresses The pontiff says robotics "can make a better world possible." Admin·November 12, 2020The Pope’s statement underscores the fundamental uncertainty that surrounds projections for robotics and machine learning in the coming years.