Velodyne’s new miniature LiDAR means many more autonomous things
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Most of the new smart things that we are creating rely on sensors to map, move around and interact with our world, and LiDAR is a key sensing technology that helps things see, Velodyne’s new product will accelerate the creation of smart, autonomous things...
Russias tests its new autonomous nuclear submarine off the US coast
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF A collection of new emerging, and advanced technologies, combined with a new political landscape are helping nation states refashion their war machines and society should not be complacent about the implications After an apparent leak by a Russian news outlet it has emerged that...
US Navy will soon be able to launch surprise drone attacks from the deep sea
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Drone technology is advancing at a furious rate and military powers around the world are exploiting them to their advantage, deploying them – arguably – everywhere and anywhere. The US military tech development agency is testing a special ‘pod’ drone delivery system that can...
The US Navy announced it will build a global network of undersea drone highways
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF New technologies, combined with a renewed global focus on defence and security, have kicked off a new arms race and every corner, every theatre and every environment on Earth, and in space, seems to be fair game. As unmanned aerial drones have become a...
