Robotics

When most people in the general public think of autonomous vehicles, they think of the self-driving cars and the potential for autonomous taxis (wouldn't Uber be so much better if there weren't any humans involved?). However, another technological revolution has been slowly brewing on the sidelines.

Russia will explore the Moon with the help of robots with artificial intelligence, the Roscosmos federal space agency said.

"The involvement of a person in this program is harmoniously combined with the use of automated spacecraft and robot with elements of artificial intelligence," said the press service of the corporation.

This is a day after Iran removed a US intelligence drones, reported NOVA TV.

Young inventors from around the world won recognition on May 25 as part of a global robotics contest in Turkey's Aegean.

A student works on her display as a fellow pupil looks on at the Panhellenic Educational Robotics Competition in the indoor sports arena of Galatsi, in Athens, on Saturday.

Threats growing from the use of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for spying and eavesdropping purposes have rapidly increased the demand for anti-drone jammer systems, with Turkish defense firm ASELSAN commencing research to develop such technology.

Turkey will in a few months start the production of a new unmanned military aircraft (UAV) capable of dropping smart bombs from as high as 40,000 feet, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co are expected to unveil an alliance on Jan. 15 that combines forces on commercial vehicles and is likely to expand into joint development of electric and self-driving technology, moves meant to save the automakers billions of dollars.

Artificial intelligence, robotics and new technology are bringing sweeping change to the world and according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), one in two jobs is likely to be significantly affected by automation in the next decade.

But so far there has been no official explanation about whose drones those were.

Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic at the time responded to questions in the Assembly about media reports that "drones had been flying over Serbia" - to say they had not been shot down "because it was estimated they were not a threat to the security of Serbia."