--- title: "Latest robotics news — Robot News" description: "Robot News articles filtered by category drones, newest first." canonical: https://robot-new.com/news/ last-updated: 2026-10-16T18:18:50.000Z --- # Latest robotics news Filters: category `drones`. Page 1 of 65 (1,285 articles). Newest first. Updated once a day at 00:00 UTC. 1. [Secure Connectivity: The Common Challenge for Drone Fleets and Counter-Drone Systems](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/16/secure-drone-connectivity-counter-uas-zerotier) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-16 How ZeroTier is helping operators maintain reliable, encrypted communications across commercial drone and counter-UAS applications. By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Operating a drone-based inspection to determine... 2. [Federal Agencies Announce New Drone Flight Restrictions Along U.S.-Mexico Border](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/16/drone-flight-restrictions-us-mexico-border) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-16 New airspace restrictions aim to counter unauthorized drone activity and protect border security operations, while limiting civilian drone flights near the border. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Department... 3. [Aslan Motion Technologies Launches aslanmotion.com with NDAA Focused Drone Electronics and U.S. Manufactured Motors](http://www.roboticstomorrow.com/news/2026/10/16/aslan-motion-technologies-launches-aslanmotioncom-with-ndaa-focused-drone-electronics-and-us-manufactured-motors/27254) — RoboticsTomorrow · Drones · 2026-10-16 New online store opens today with a GPS module, a 4-in-1 ESC, a flight controller, an IR and overt LED module, and a BLDC motor, manufactured in Virginia for commercial and defense buyers across air, sea, and land... 4. [Fortem’s DroneHunter nets a bigger role in allied air defense](https://dronedj.com/2026/10/15/fortem-dronehunter-mbda-firethorn-europe) — DroneDJ · Drones · 2026-10-16 Fortem Technologies and MBDA are expanding their partnership to bring autonomous counter-drone systems into air defense networks used by military and government customers across Europe and allied markets worldwide. The... 5. [FCC adds Pentagon letters to DJI and Autel drone ban records](https://dronedj.com/2026/10/15/fcc-dji-ban-pentagon-letters) — DroneDJ · Drones · 2026-10-16 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added previously submitted Department of War letters to the official records of its proceedings involving drone makers DJI and Autel Robotics. But there is an important... 6. [Automated BVLOS Drone Surveys Take on Major Infrastructure Project in Australia](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/15/automated-bvlos-drone-surveys-australia) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-15 Drone-in-a-box technology supports construction monitoring and improves site safety on the HumeLink West transmission project. Skyports Drone Services is using automated beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone... 7. [ANRA Technologies Introduces VISTA for Shared Drone Airspace Awareness](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/15/anra-technologies-introduces-vista-for-shared-drone-airspace-awareness) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-15 The receive-only application shows nearby drone flight intent and reported positions from UTM services, so public safety and enterprise operators can see other traffic without changing their aircraft or flight software.... 8. [As Drone Delivery Expands, Community Pushback Becomes a Growing Challenge](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/15/drone-delivery-community-opposition-amazon) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-15 Amazon’s proposed Massachusetts drone delivery hub faces congressional scrutiny, adding to concerns raised in other communities. Amazon’s plans to expand drone delivery into Massachusetts are facing opposition from... 9. [Rownd lands $10 million defense contract to advance autonomous drones](https://dronedj.com/2026/10/14/rownd-drone-ai-jobs-wisconsin) — DroneDJ · Drones · 2026-10-15 Defense autonomy startup Rownd has secured a $10 million contract with the Department of War as it develops low-cost, autonomous drones designed for military operations. The company is also expanding its operations in... 10. [New DroneShield update sharpens drone detection and countermeasures](https://dronedj.com/2026/10/14/droneshield-new-q4-software-update) — DroneDJ · Drones · 2026-10-15 DroneShield has released a new software update designed to help counter-drone operators identify emerging threats earlier, reduce false alarms, and coordinate responses more precisely, without replacing equipment... 11. [AI drone outpaces former world champions using one camera and no GPS](https://techxplore.com/news/2026-10-ai-drone-outpaces-world-champions.html) — Tech Xplore Robotics · Drones · 2026-10-14 What does it take for an autonomous robot to be faster around a course than human drone pilots? At these dizzying speeds, humans need lightning-fast reflexes. Researchers at Delft University of Technology (the... 12. [Pentagon Details $450 Million Drone Dominance Competition as Gauntlet 2.5 Moves to November](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/14/drone-dominance-phase-iii-gauntlet-2-5) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-14 Phase III raises production requirements and technical expectations, while a separate competition for reusable bomber drones faces a schedule change. The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program is preparing for its next... 13. [U.S. Drone Manufacturers Expand International Defense Sales as Nepal Orders SPIRIT](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/14/u-s-drone-manufacturers-expand-international-defense-sales-as-nepal-orders-spirit) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-14 Robinson Unmanned’s contract to supply the Nepali Army adds to recent international orders for U.S.-made military drone systems. Robinson Unmanned has announced a contract to supply its SPIRIT small unmanned aircraft... 14. [Sumitomo Forestry and Mazex Expand Forestry Cargo Drones With Lower-Cost Karusuke Series](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/14/sumitomo-forestry-and-mazex-expand-forestry-cargo-drones-with-lower-cost-karusuke-series) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-14 This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Sumitomo Forestry will introduce the Mazex Karusuke series to forestry operators through its own network. The... 15. [DJI Delivers First Drone Dock with Automated, 25-Second Battery Swaps for Always-Ready Aerial Support](http://www.roboticstomorrow.com/news/2026/10/14/dji-delivers-first-drone-dock-with-automated-25-second-battery-swaps-for-always-ready-aerial-support/27243) — RoboticsTomorrow · Drones · 2026-10-14 DJI Dock 4 Features New DJI Matrice 5TD With Wide-Angle and Infrared Cameras, mmWave Radar, LiDAR, and AI-Powered Real-Time Detection for 17 Types of Objects 16. [Robot Dogs and Drones? Asylon Robotics Guards Critical Infrastructure](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/14/robot-dogs-and-drones-asylon-robotics-guards-critical-infrastructure) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-14 By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill If a gang of criminals threatens to do harm to a high-security facility, they might be scared off by a four-legged dog-like robot patrolling the perimeter. Or they might be... 17. [Raytheon wins $729 million to arm three countries against drones](https://dronedj.com/2026/10/13/raytheon-counter-drone-lids-army) — DroneDJ · Drones · 2026-10-13 The global race to stop hostile drones is turning into big business for defense contractors. Raytheon, an RTX company, has secured $729 million in contracts to supply components of its counter-drone system to the US... 18. [Proposed “Ban Flock Act” Targets License Plate Readers, Including Drone-Based Systems](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/13/ban-flock-act-drone-license-plate-readers) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-13 Proposed federal legislation would limit government use of automatic license plate readers and place new conditions on federal funding for state and local agencies. Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of... 19. [SPH Engineering Announces Winners of the 2026 Global Drone Operations Awards](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/13/sph-engineering-announces-winners-of-the-2026-global-drone-operations-awards) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-13 The inaugural awards recognized drone-borne GPR at a Chilean mine, gamma-ray peat mapping in Ireland and contact-free orca health research, plus a special recognition for remote drone education. SPH Engineering... 20. [Badland Batteries Opens Drone Battery Cell Manufacturing Facility in Fargo](https://dronelife.com/2026/10/13/badland-batteries-opens-drone-battery-cell-manufacturing-facility-in-fargo) — DroneLife · Drones · 2026-10-13 The 80,000-square-foot North Dakota plant will produce lithium-ion pouch cells for drones, defense platforms and autonomous systems using domestic and allied raw materials. Badland Batteries opened its battery cell... [Next page](https://robot-new.com/news.md?category=drones&page=2) ## Filter Add query parameters to this URL: `search`, `category`, `source`, `page`, `limit` (1-100). 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