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A swarm of locusts on a green tree branch. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How does a swarm of locusts decide where to turn and move forward?

New Israeli research reveals the secrets behind the swarm and shows it is not just an agricultural disaster but also a biological wonder
Masada. Photo: Omer Zaevi, excavation expedition from Masada

Contrary to myth: the Roman siege of Masada did not last several years but only a few weeks

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The researchers: "According to the common myth, the Romans harassed the rebels in Masada for three years. An innovative survey using advanced technologies revealed that the siege by the Roman army was a focused and relatively quick operation."
The milky way is used by the dung beetle for navigation at night. Image: University of South Australia

Innovative artificial intelligence sensor draws inspiration from dung beetles for night navigation using the Milky Way

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Dung beetles use the milky way at night to navigate. Engineers used the same technique to develop an artificial intelligence sensor for low-light navigation
Credit FloFleet and Dassault Systems

An airship can replace drones in disaster areas

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The startup FloFleet is helped by Dassault Systèmes for a breakthrough in the field of rescue operations and protecting the environment
The means for surveying agricultural areas: satellites, photo planes, drones. From the study

Satellites and drones can save the pollinating insects

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Satellites and drones can provide vital information that can contribute to the protection of pollinators in nature. New research examines new ways of utilizing these technologies in order to track the availability of flowers, when research
drone. Illustration: depositphotos.com

the flight of the drone

Researchers have developed algorithms based on game theory, through which robotic systems such as drones or autonomous cars can make informed decisions and operate efficiently
A drone replaces spraying planes in agriculture. PR photo, Propeller Drones

Hundreds of field crop farmers who are members of the Fellah Workers' Organization will begin training and equipping themselves with drones for agricultural applications

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The collaboration between PROPELLER DRONES and the Farming Workers' Organization will allow field crop growers in Israel to be at the forefront of international trends in the field of sustainable and precision agriculture.
A display of drones at the CES 2016 exhibition held in January 2016 in Las Vegas Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Medical drones will soon be able to help defeat the Corona crisis

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Delivery drone. Illustration: from PIXABAY.COM

Will the use of drones be beneficial to the environment?

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Crack-faced bat, a large-eared bat species that inspired the drone that navigates autonomously in the dark. From Wikipedia

Soar in the dark inspired by bats

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A helicopter flies over Lake Mead in Arizona near the Grand Canyon. (C) Dassault Systèmes

A new system will allow developers of delivery drones and flying taxis to shorten development time

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An innovative computer chip, the size of which is smaller than a 10-cent coin, helps miniaturized drones navigate their way through space. [Image courtesy of the researchers]

An improved chip helps bee-sized drones navigate through space

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Google's future urban airport - concept image. Originally from Uber.

The United States is officially entering the second air revolution

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A drone destroys a city. Illustration: shutterstock

Will a drone decide who to kill?

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Source: Dmarshal (David C. Marshall) / Wikimedia Commons.

On cicada wings and the potential in insect wings

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Illustration: pixabay.

This is how the drones plant

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Illustration: pixabay.

A method for identifying a target that is photographed by a drone from an encrypted video transmission

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Illustration: pixabay.

The drones are coming: Russian forces were attacked for the first time by a squadron of drones

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Simulation of the Dragonfly mission proposal - a rover will explore the surface of Titan, and will land after each flight to explore the surface and charge its batteries using a thermoelectric radioisotope generator (RTG). Source: NASA.

A rover to Titan's moon or collecting a sample from Rosetta's comet - which will NASA choose?

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JD.com delivery drone. Source: JD.com.

A large Chinese company will set up two hundred drone stations in villages

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HASP High-altitude pseudo satellites, image: European Space Agency

The European Space Agency is developing a hybrid of drones and satellites

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One of the booths displaying drones at the CES 2017 held in January 2017 in Las Vegas. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

State Comptroller: Israel is not adapting its defense to the rate of development of the threat from drones

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Screenshot from the drone video.

If it takes off like a duck and dives like a duck… then it must be a drone!?

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Goliath beetle. Source: Didier Descouens / Wikimedia.

Insect-inspired unmanned aerial vehicles

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Source: Matternet.

Switzerland launches automated delivery service using drones

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The innovative drone developed inspired by insect wings, by researchers from Switzerland. Source: EPFL.

Stiff, flexible, and doesn't crash

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drone. Source: pixabay.com.

Robots in the fog

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"One accident is enough to cause the drone market to collapse"

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A system to intercept Rafael drones. PR photo

Drones, connected cars and state-of-the-art digital devices will be at the center of the annual conference of the microelectronics industry in Israel

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Cloudy with a chance for scattered drones

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Jeanette Wing, Vice President of Research at Microsoft at the iNNOVEX2016 conference. Photo: Kobi Kantor

"All cyber-physical devices will have to be secure and reliable and will be required to respect privacy"

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A robot with feelings. Illustration: shutterstock

Between vampiric drones and robots that recognize emotions

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