Weekend Roundup

Cotton fabric with sensors moving differently based on orientation.  Photo courtesy Purdue

by Scott Kesselman



DHL begins drone deliveries of medicine to a German island. (Business Insider)



Autonomous robots at Michigan Tech could repair electrical networks during outages. (Mashable)



Unmanned Systems will debut at Consumer Electronics Show. (GPS World) 



Biologically inspired robot octopus helps scientists learn about natural underwater locomotion. (IEEE Spectrum) 



Researchers at Purdue create moving fabric outfitted with sensors that could enable active clothing or wearable robots. (Business Insider) 



Art meets UAS through human interaction in Cirque du Soleil video. (Gizmag) 



Self generating plant inspired robots could have applications in agriculture and mining. (Slate)