Honda is working on electric and hybrid eVTOL helicopters, designed with passengers sitting in a pod suspended below eight propellers. On pure electricity the Honda hopper can go 100 miles. The ...

CES arrives in town next week with plenty of gadgets for all sorts of wallets and tastes. Those with deep pockets can splurge $200,000 on a personal flying machine that is a cross between a ...

Engineers built a dronelike robot that morphs midair to drive on rough terrain, boosting agility for delivery systems and robotic exploration. (Nanowerk News) Specialized robots that can both fly and ...

The U.S. Navy has begun testing its latest drone helicopter with its newest sea-base ship. The trial could lead to the base vessels deploying with mixed fleets of manned and unmanned helicopters. That ...

NASHVILLE -- In future combat, Army units may deploy a large unmanned aerial system that can serve as a mothership capable of unleashing swarms of autonomous aircraft for various missions. With ...

The ATMO (aerially transforming morphobot) robot transforms from its flying, quadrotor configuration midair as it approaches the ground. It is then able to roll away in its driving configuration.