Ant-inspired drone navigation, stretchable batteries and AI-powered fighter jets: Engineering Futures Weekly

Ant-inspired drone navigation, stretchable batteries and AI-powered fighter jets: Engineering Futures Weekly

Welcome to Engineering Futures Weekly, featuring the latest innovations, trends and announcements. This week: Ant-inspired drone navigation, stretchable batteries and AI-powered fighter jets.  

1. Lightweight drone gets ant-inspired vision 

Researchers at TU Delft university in the Netherlands have developed an autonomous drone navigation system inspired by how ants see and move about their environment.

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