EU drones could drop life rafts to migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

The European Maritime Safety Agency has contracted drone company Tekever to use uncrewed aircraft for search-and-rescue missions Technology 29 October 2021 By David Hambling A Tekever drone TEKEVER Raft-dropping drones will soon be helping with rescues at sea. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has awarded a €30 million contract for uncrewed aircraft to patrol …

Read more

Cyborg cockroach with camera ‘backpack’ can be steered remotely

By Matthew Sparkes A Madagascar hissing cockroach with a computer on its back and electrodes connected to its sensory organs NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY A cockroach fitted with a “backpack” computer and infrared camera, controlled by electrodes, could help locate warm bodies in the rubble of buildings destroyed by earthquakes. Hirotaka Sato at Nanyang Technological University …

Read more