The US military confirmed the destruction by drones of two vehicles identified as belonging to IS near Sinjar on Friday morning, after receiving reports from Kurdish forces that the militants were attacking civilians.
In more than 160 airstrikes, U.S. aircraft and armed drones have attacked large convoys of vehicles and groups of fighters displaying black flags that made them easily identifiable from the air.
On the hardware front, Gartner uses the umbrella moniker of autonomous things to bundle the likes of drones, autonomous vehicles and robots in one big mechanical huddle — spying a trend of embodied AIs that "automate functions previously performed by humans" and work in swarming concert.
There were at least two cops to every protester, a fleet of vehicles (including, later, armoured vehicles), and aerial camera drones in use.
Heavy machinery company Caterpillar is reportedly exploring the use of drones for fleet vehicle management in the field, while drones are the cornerstone of Komatsu's "Smart Construction" service, which can fully automate bulldozers and excavators.
Nvidia vice president Deepu Talla discussed how the chipmaker is making a central play in the AI and deep learning technologies that will drive robots, drones and autonomous vehicles of the future.
Footage shot from a drone aerial vehicle has captured some of the devastation caused by a bushfire in New South Wales.
This is exactly what robots, drones, autonomous vehicles, and many other forms of digital machines are doing at present.
For example, the Myo Gesture Control Band offers the remote control of computers, drones and other vehicles with the sweep of an arm.
Poland announced its 10-year, $35 billion military modernization plan in 2013, which includes the purchase of 32 combat helicopters, 97 drones, hundreds of armored vehicles, naval vessels and coastal defense systems — to name just a few of the major purchases.
According to UPS Vice President of Engineering, John Dodero, the company's goal is to have drones work off of any type of vehicle, whether gas-powered or electric, to make last-mile deliveries.
