Marie Donlon

1 week ago | electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon

An octopus-inspired robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its environment has been developed by a team of scientists from the University of Bristol. According to its developers, the robot relies on fluid flows of air or water to coordinate suction and movement as octopuses do with hundreds of suckers and several arms.

1 week ago | electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon

A small, insect-like robot featuring combined with an inflatable, vine-like robot that grows and curls like a snake has been jointly developed by researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) and Purdue University. The insect-inspired robot, dubbed mCLARI, was developed by CU Boulder researchers, while the inflatable snake robot was developed by a team at Purdue University.

1 week ago | electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon

German firm Helsing has launched a new system that is reportedly capable of helping detect underwater enemy vessels, like submarines, at sea. The system, which is composed of Helsing’s Lura and SG-1 Fathom, is expected to enhance defenses and maritime surveillance. According to its developers, Lura is an advanced software platform and artificial intelligence (AI) system for ongoing underwater surveillance against threats to ships and critical infrastructure.

1 week ago | electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon

A new camera robot designed to improve intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) tasks — specifically preventing hostile access to nuclear weapons silos — has been developed by a U.S.-based defense firm. Bounce Imaging’s Recce360 Deep Inspection Camera is described as a first-of-its-kind ISR asset certified for deployment in high-security, electromagnetically restrictive environments.

1 week ago | electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon

A company based in Israel has developed an autonomous underwater vehicle that can reportedly perform anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations and conduct mine countermeasures (MCM). The BlueWhale System created by IAI ELTA can discretely gather intelligence in the open seas and in challenging littoral waters, its developers noted, detecting and tracking both subsurface and surface targets, processing data on board to offer real-time actionable intelligence.