... of drones. It then provides details of a selection of mobile field robots and their applications. Finally, concluding comments are drawn. Findings Commercially available aerial and terrestrial robots are playing a rapidly growing role in a diversity of agricultural practices. Key capabilities...

.... It then discusses the role of drones and describes some recent developments and applications. Finally, conclusions are drawn. Findings The last five years have seen the commercialisation of a growing number of terrestrial firefighting robots, which are remotely controlled, all-terrain vehicles that support fire...

... 1 and its capabilities exceed the requirements of the US tank inspection standard API 653. Inspection Robot Drones Non-destructive testing An example of a time-consuming, manual testing procedure being replaced by a robotic solution is the mobile robot for fuselage inspection system...

... automation of conventional building practices, notably bricklaying and glazing. This is followed by a discussion of the role of drones and developments in autonomous ground vehicles. It then provides examples of the rapidly growing use of robotic 3D printing of concrete structures and concludes...

...-ranging debate and encompass such diverse applications as military drones and robotic carers. Many ethical considerations have been raised including philosophical issues such as moral behaviour and truth and deception. Preliminary research suggests that some of these concerns may be ameliorated through...