✈️ Fleet’s Fighters: How U.S. Navy Aviation Project Power Worldwide

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Have Humanoid Robots Gone Too Far?

Are androids coming? In this video, we look at some of the tech that blends the robotic and biological world together.

Fleet’s Fighters: How U.S. Navy Aviation Project Power Worldwide

U.S. Navy aviation stands at the core of American power projection, combining global reach with unmatched flexibility. With a fleet of supercarriers acting as mobile airbases, the Navy can deploy fighter jets, electronic warfare aircraft, and surveillance platforms anywhere in the world—without needing foreign bases or host nation approval.

Using AI Farming Robots Instead of Workers

All across the globe, labor shortages in agriculture are leaving crops untended and spoiling on the ground. Now developers are turning to robots and AI to do the hard labor no one wants to do. Can AI robots revolutionize the way we think about agriculture and labor?

Russia’s Flying Tanks in Action: The Su-25 and Ka-52

Russia’s close air support (CAS) doctrine relies on two powerful platforms: the Su-25 “Frogfoot” and the Ka-52 “Alligator.” The Su-25, often compared to the American A-10, is a rugged, heavily armored attack jet built to survive intense ground fire while delivering devastating strikes with rockets, bombs, and cannons. Meanwhile, the Ka-52, one of the most advanced attack helicopters in the world, combines speed, maneuverability, and cutting-edge sensors to hunt and destroy enemy positions with precision-guided missiles and rapid-fire autocannons.

Could Snail-Based Climbing Robots be on the Way Up?

A new snail-based sliding suction method improves climbing robot journeys. What uses could it find in the wider world?