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- 1US Air Force receives first 'robot wingmen' drones▼US Air Force receives first ‘robot wingmen’ drones to begin autonomous warfare trials
The US Air Force has taken delivery of its first 'robot wingman' drones, autonomous aircraft designed to fly alongside crewed fighter jets. The delivery marks the start of trials into autonomous warfare, testing how unmanned drones can support pilots in combat missions. The programme is seen as a major step toward integrating AI-driven aircraft into military operations.
- 2USAF receives first robot wingmen for autonomous warfare trials●USAF gets first 'robot wingmen' to begin autonomous warfare trials
The US Air Force has taken delivery of its first robotic wingman aircraft, unmanned jets designed to fly alongside crewed fighters, as it begins trials of autonomous combat capabilities. The drones, often called collaborative combat aircraft, are meant to extend the reach and firepower of manned jets while testing how much decision-making can be handed to onboard software.
- 3Motorless microscale robots fly using sound waves▼Engineers build motorless microscale robots that fly and steer using sound waves
Engineers have developed tiny flying robots that contain no motors or propellers, instead using sound waves to generate lift and steer through the air. The advance points toward new possibilities for miniature aerial machines in medicine, sensing and environmental monitoring, and researchers say the approach removes the hard limits that batteries and moving parts impose at microscale sizes.
- 4Bumblebees filmed landing on sideways-sliding flower model●🐝 NEW: # Bumblebees returning to a hive were filmed landing on a # flower model sliding sideways twice a second. Three h
Researchers filmed bumblebees landing on an artificial flower that slid sideways twice a second, capturing 48 landings with three high-speed cameras and reconstructing them in 3D. The bees banked to match the platform's motion, lagging slightly behind it, offering new insight into how bees control mid-air landings, with possible applications for flying robots.