As the US works on a new radical design for its latest stealth drone, the project is already lagging far behind China's In ...

University of California San Diego and French lab CEA-Leti have got together to create a novel high-voltage drive for electrostatic and piezoelectric actuators in mini-drones, describing the technique ...

Researchers have developed a 3D printing method for soft actuators, paving the way for artificial muscles in robotics, prosthetics, and VR tech.

Conventional batteries for micro drones are too large and heavy. A solid-state battery, cell switching technology and ...

and actuators to move the control surfaces. The result is a drone capable of flying several thousand miles, as the payload space is dedicated to the warhead and additional fuel tanks. Previously ...