The idea of delivering packages using drones is not new, but scaling this service is not easy. Chinese Meituan is betting on dense urban areas, perhaps the most difficult environment for drones. This makes sense in China, where there are many densely populated skyscrapers and food is ordered almost every day.  More

The robotic ground platform botANNIC, which detects defects and damage to fruit trees in the garden with an accuracy of more than 80%, was created by an international team of Russian and Chinese scientists.  More