‘The frontline is like Terminator’: fighting robots give Ukraine hope in war with Russia

Use of unmanned ground vehicles has grown exponentially since 2024 turning the war into a technological contest

The Guardian
Researchers build #WiFi chip that can operate inside a #nuclearreactor — receiver uses special materials and design to withstand high doses of #radiation for at least 6 month
Chip was primarily designed to allow #robots to work in contaminated areas for decommissioning #nuclear reactors. Regular silicon #semiconductors used for wireless communication are susceptible to interference from nuclear radiation, meaning robots are limited by physical cable needed to control them https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/researchers-build-wi-fi-chip-that-can-operate-inside-a-nuclear-reactor-receiver-uses-special-materials-and-design-to-withstand-high-doses-of-radiation-for-at-least-six-months
Researchers build Wi-Fi chip that can operate inside a nuclear reactor — receiver uses special materials and design to withstand high doses of radiation for at least six months

A Wi-Fi chip that can withstand heavy doses of radiation would give cleanup robots more freedom to move around without worrying about getting tangled in their communications line.

Tom's Hardware
Researchers in Singapore are adapting Cockroaches into Infrastructure Monitors, steering them through tight Spaces Robots can't reach #Robots https://www.techspot.com/news/111750-scientists-can-now-build-cyborg-cockroach-can-pull.html
Scientists can now build a cyborg cockroach that can pull miniature rigs through pipelines to find leaks

The program is led by Hirotaka Sato, a professor at NTU's School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a recognized pioneer in the field of cyborg insects....

TechSpot
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PeerTube

Chapter sixteen of Synthetic Agency is here!

The CIA have an offer for Blake...
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In place where energy is the lifeblood of Earth's defense system, which is partially beneath the surface of the Moon, many technological devices and their behavior may seem strange. This is the future

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Land #robots now account for 90% of #Ukrainian #army #logistics. In January, #Ukraine’s armed forces carried out a record 7,000 operations using ground vehicles, or #UGVS.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/04/fighting-robots-give-ukraine-hope-in-war-with-russia

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>> https://youtu.be/NpGhriGcPpY
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🧬🤖 Developmental biologists used #frog embryo cells to create neurobots that possess primitive neural networks. These self-organized systems allow the biological #robots to exhibit more complex movement patterns than previous versions.

The #research helps scientists understand how different cell types coordinate to build complex structures and behaviors.

👉 https://spectrum.ieee.org/neurobot-living-robot-nervous-system

#science #robotics #biology #neuroscience #bioengineering #technology #tech #innovation #nature #research

Living Neurobot Blurs Line Between Cells and Machines

“Neurobots” wire self-organizing circuits, pointing the way to programmable biological machines

IEEE Spectrum