Governance, Legislation, and Geostrategies

On the Path to AI Sovereignty, AI Agency Offers a Shortcut

(Aubra Anthony – Lawfare – 20 May 2025) Artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) explosive evolution from a niche field of academic study to a ubiquitous and loudly hyped headline has created a pressing sense of urgency as countries vie for superiority. No doubt intensified by the Trump administration’s aggressive “America First” posture, many countries have fundamentally reevaluated how tight ly coupled they should allow their nation’s AI infrastructure to be to the whims of the U.S. or other AI superpowers. In response, many are turning to the strategic goal of sovereign AI—an approach to AI that prioritizes geopolitical independence and autonomy over a nation’s AI stack, which includes the data, compute, energy, and talent necessary to run AI. AI sovereignty, in its strictest sense, implies full ownership of a great deal of costly infrastructure—a feat that the world’s AI superpowers largely don’t currently achieve thanks to a complex global supply chain. – https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-the-path-to-ai-sovereignty–ai-agency-offers-a-shortcut

The EU’s AI Power Play: Between Deregulation and Innovation

(Raluca Csernatoni – Carnegie Europe – 20 May 2025) From the outset, the European Union (EU) has positioned itself as a trailblazer in AI governance with the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for AI systems in use, the AI Act. The EU’s approach to governing artificial intelligence (AI) has been characterized by a strong precautionary and ethics-driven philosophy. This ambitious regulation reflects the EU’s long-standing approach of prioritizing high ethical standards and fundamental rights in tech and digital policies—a strategy of fostering both excellence and trust in human-centric AI models. Yet, framed as essential to keep pace with U.S. and Chinese AI giants, the EU has recently taken a deregulatory turn that risks trading away democratic safeguards, without addressing systemic challenges to AI innovation.The EU now stands at a crossroads: it can forge ahead with bold, home-grown AI innovation underpinned by robust regulation, or it can loosen its ethical guardrails, only to find itself stripped of both technological autonomy and regulatory sway. While Brussels’s recent deregulatory turn is framed as a much needed competitiveness boost, the real obstacles to Europe’s digital renaissance lie elsewhere: persistent underfunding, siloed markets, and reliance on non-EU infrastructures. – https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/05/the-eus-ai-power-play-between-deregulation-and-innovation?lang=en&center=europe

America first, ethics second: The implications of Trump’s AI Executive Order

(Niusha Shafiabady, Andrew O’Neil – The Interpreter – 20 May 2025) One development that has tended to pass under the radar in Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda is the decision to revoke regulations on artificial intelligence (AI). This raises serious concerns about ethical standards and the potential misuse of cutting-edge AI technology. It also confirms that the United States is no longer willing to exercise leadership in containing the more egregious impacts of this revolutionary technology. AI development transcends borders, affecting international collaboration, ethical standards, and the balance of power in technology. The choices made in one country can have downstream effects for others, influencing how AI is harnessed for good—or misused—worldwide. Not only does AI promise rapid advances, AI also poses significant challenges to labour force composition, with some large corporations shedding large sections of their workforce based on a cost-benefit analysis of leveraging AI to undertake tasks where humans previously led. For an AI superpower like the US, any move to strip away controls over AI is especially significant. – https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/america-first-ethics-second-implications-trump-s-ai-executive-order

South Korea’s Digital Regulation Proposal Sparks U.S. Pushback

(Andrew Yeo – Lawfare – 20 May 2025) Although the Trump administration’s tariff proposal has sucked much of the wind from U.S.-South Korea trade discussions, a different battle—over South Korea’s proposed online platform regulation—has been brewing for more than a year. The current legislation, known as the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (MRFTA), has drawn the ire of several major U.S. tech companies, including Google, Apple, and Meta. These companies have criticized the act as discriminatory and urged the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, industry lobby groups, Congress, and the U.S. trade representative to push back against it. The potential fight among U.S. big tech companies, South Korean regulators, and the Trump administration bears greater attention given the implications for ongoing tariff negotiations, digital trade policy, and the Trump administration’s approach to the evolving global online platform regulatory landscape. – https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/south-korea-s-digital-regulation-proposal-sparks-u.s.-pushback

How governments are driving AI adoption for economic growth

(Andre Nakazawa, Michael Pisa – OECD.AI – 20 May 2025) Around the world, policymakers are recognising artificial intelligence’s immense potential to reshape economies, transform industries, and strengthen global competitiveness. While generative AI chatbots and image generators have captured the public’s attention, these tools are just a fraction of the sweeping economic transformation AI is poised to catalyse through increasing labour productivity, improving public services, and accelerating scientific progress. However, realising these benefits demands not only continued technological advancement but also widespread adoption and adaptation across all sectors of the economy. History suggests that countries that gain the most from innovation are not necessarily those that invent technologies first, but rather those that deploy them most effectively. – https://oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-governments-are-driving-ai-adoption-for-economic-growth

Half of Japan’s municipalities adopt or plan generative AI use

(Digital Watch Observatory – 20 May 2025) Nearly 30% of local governments in Japan had introduced generative AI into their operations by December 2023, according to a government survey. When including those planning or seriously considering its use, that figure rises to 50.8%, marking a 10-point increase from the previous year. – https://dig.watch/updates/half-of-japans-municipalities-adopt-or-plan-generative-ai-use

Lords reject UK AI copyright bill again

(Digital Watch Observatory – 20 May 2025) The UK government has suffered a second defeat in the House of Lords over its Data (Use and Access) Bill, as peers once again backed a copyright-focused amendment aimed at protecting artists from AI content scraping. Baroness Kidron, a filmmaker and digital rights advocate, led the charge, accusing ministers of listening to the ‘sweet whisperings of Silicon Valley’ and allowing tech firms to ‘redefine theft’ by exploiting copyrighted material without permission. – https://dig.watch/updates/lords-reject-uk-ai-copyright-bill-again

Panama City mayor hints at Bitcoin reserve

(Digital Watch Observatory – 20 May 2025) Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi has hinted at creating a Bitcoin reserve at the city level. His remarks followed a meeting with El Salvador’s Bitcoin leaders Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert. In a short post on X, he wrote ‘Bitcoin Reserve’, sparking speculation ahead of his appearance at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas. – https://dig.watch/updates/panama-city-mayor-hints-at-bitcoin-reserve

Democrats shift stance on GENIUS Act

(Digital Watch Observatory – 20 May 2025) Senators voted 66-32 to advance the GENIUS Act, a bill aimed at regulating stablecoins. Sixteen Democrats joined Republicans in backing the measure, reversing a previous block. The legislation introduces the first formal rules for stablecoin issuers, a move seen as vital for consumer protection and financial clarity. – https://dig.watch/updates/democrats-shift-stance-on-genius-act

Dubai sets June deadline for crypto firms

(Digital Watch Observatory – 20 May 2025) Dubai’s crypto regulator has given virtual asset service providers (VASPs) until 19 June to comply with a new set of rules designed to improve transparency and oversight. VARA released Version 2.0 of its Rulebooks, adding stricter oversight and updated standards across key activities. – https://dig.watch/updates/dubai-sets-june-deadline-for-crypto-firms

ICYMI: President Trump Signs TAKE IT DOWN Act into Law

(The White House – 19 May 2025) President Donald J. Trump signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law — a key initiative of First Lady Melania Trump and a landmark step in the fight to protect victims of digital exploitation. – https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/05/icymi-president-trump-signs-take-it-down-act-into-law/

AI use in financial services could add to bias risks, GAO warns

(Alexandra Kelley – NextGov – 19 May 2025) The use of artificial intelligence in financial institutes’ business operations can pose data privacy and bias risks, which demand new risk management guidance from regulatory bodies, according to a new Government Accountability Office report released Monday. In documenting the benefits AI software can lend financial institutions in their operations — such as improved customer service, investment decisions and detection of threats or fraud — GAO authors found that the same AI tools can “amplify” present risks: harm to fair lending practices, threats to privacy, conflicts of interest and false information. – https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/05/ai-use-financial-services-could-add-bias-risks-gao-warns/405432/?oref=ng-homepage-river

Closing the Digital Divide in AI

(Stanford HAI – 19 May 2025) Scholars find that large language models suffer a digital divide: The ChatGPTs and Geminis of the world work well for the 1.52 billion people who speak English, but they underperform for the world’s 97 million Vietnamese speakers, and even worse for the 1.5 million people who speak the Uto-Aztecan language Nahuatl. The main culprit is data: These non-English languages lack the needed quantity and quality of data to build and train effective models. That means most major LLMs are predominantly trained using English (or other high-resource languages) data or poor-quality local language data and not attuned to the rest of the world’s contexts and cultures. The impact? Not just inconvenience, but systematic exclusion. Entire cultures and communities are being left out of the AI revolution, risk being harmed by AI-generated misinformation and bias, and lose crucial economic and educational opportunities that English speakers gain through effective technology. (…) Stanford School of Engineering Assistant Professor Sanmi Koyejo, senior author of a new policy white paper on this topic, discusses the risks of this divide and, importantly, what developers can do to close it. – https://hai.stanford.edu/news/closing-the-digital-divide-in-ai

The case for a resounding framework for AI-biotech convergence

(Lakshmy Ramakrishnan – Observer Research Foundation – 18 May 2025) While the convergence of AI with biotechnology holds immense potential for innovative developments in science and medicine it also carries the scope for misuse. Governance of AI in popular discourse includes the risk of AI-biotechnology (AI-bio) tools being utilised for malicious purposes or the production of bioweapons. Detailed understandings need to be acquired to determine the feasibility of the development of bioweapons with AI-bio tools and to formulate safeguards against such threats. – https://www.orfonline.org/research/the-case-for-a-resounding-framework-for-ai-biotech-convergence

Wuhan’s AI Development. China’s Alternative Springboard to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

(William Hannas, Huey-Meei Chang, and Daniel Chou – Center for Security and Emerging Technology – May 2025) Wuhan, China’s inland metropolis, is paving the way for a nationwide rollout of “embodied” artificial intelligence meant to fast-track scientific discovery, optimize production, streamline commerce, and facilitate state supervision of social activities. Grounded in real-world data, the AI grows smarter, offering a pathway to artificial “general” intelligence that will reinforce state ideology and boost economic goals. This report documents the genesis of Wuhan’s AGI initiative and its multifaceted deployment. – https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/wuhans-ai-development/

Frontiers

Egune AI Secures $3.5M to Advance National AI Infrastructure in Mongolia

(AI Insider – 20 May 2025) Egune AI, Mongolia’s leading foundation model company, has raised $3.5 million in funding to accelerate the development of its national AI infrastructure. The round was backed by Golomt Bank and will support the company’s expansion across key sectors including education, healthcare, and legal services. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/05/20/egune-ai-secures-3-5m-to-advance-national-ai-infrastructure-in-mongolia/

Met Office and Microsoft debut AI-ready forecasting system

(Digital Watch Observatory – 20 May 2025) The UK’s Met Office has launched a new supercomputer designed to significantly improve weather and climate forecasting accuracy. Operated via Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, it is the world’s first cloud-based supercomputer dedicated solely to weather and climate science. – https://dig.watch/updates/met-office-and-microsoft-debut-ai-ready-forecasting-system

AI at 45W: Neuchips showcases energy-saving chips for LLMs

(Digital Watch Observatory – 20 May 2025) As global energy demand surges alongside AI growth, Neuchips is stepping up with energy-efficient solutions that deliver high performance while reducing power consumption. The company will showcase its latest innovations at COMPUTEX 2025, including its Viper series AI accelerator cards, capable of running a 14-billion parameter model at just 45 watts — roughly the same power as a standard light bulb. – https://dig.watch/updates/ai-at-45w-neuchips-showcases-energy-saving-chips-for-llms

UAE’s EDGE Group unveils AI Accelerator to power defence and tech

(Digital Watch Observatory – 20 May 2025) EDGE Group, a global leader in advanced technology and defence, has launched the Group AI Accelerator, a new Centre of Excellence (COE) focused on accelerating AI-driven innovation across its portfolio and facilities. The initiative is part of EDGE’s broader strategy to support the UAE’s ambitions of becoming a high-tech global hub. – https://dig.watch/updates/uaes-edge-group-unveils-ai-accelerator-to-power-defence-and-tech

Duke University Develops System for Robots to Better Navigate Rough Terrain

(AI Insider – 20 May 2025) A new sensor fusion system developed at Duke University enables quadruped robots to navigate complex terrain using a combination of vision, vibration, and touch. WildFusion integrates data from cameras, LiDAR, microphones, tactile sensors, and inertial measurement units to create a continuous 3D reconstruction of surroundings, even in visually obstructed environments. Backed by DARPA and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the system is designed for applications in forests, disaster zones, and remote terrain, with future enhancements to include thermal and humidity sensors. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/05/20/duke-university-develops-system-for-robots-to-better-navigate-rough-terrain/

Taiwan’s NCHC to Launch NVIDIA-Powered Supercomputer Supporting Quantum Research

(Quantum Insider – 20 May 2025) Taiwan’s National Center for High-Performance Computing is deploying a new AI supercomputer powered by NVIDIA hardware with over 8x the performance of the previous Taiwania 2 system. The system will accelerate research in quantum computing, climate modeling, and sovereign AI, supporting projects like Taiwan AI RAP and TAIDE for localized language model development and healthcare/education applications. Quantum research at NCHC uses NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q and cuQuantum libraries, enabling hybrid workflows, large-scale quantum simulations, and tools such as the Quantum Molecular Generator and cuTN-QSVM. NCHC plans to integrate DGX Quantum systems, strengthening Taiwan’s hybrid computing architecture and enabling broader access to researchers in academia, government, and startups through application-based system usage. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/05/20/taiwans-nchc-to-launch-nvidia-powered-supercomputer-supporting-quantum-research/

US student builds sound-based metamaterial to remotely control underwater robotics

(Interesting Engineering – 20 May 2025) Sound waves do far more than carry music or voices. In science and engineering, they help map the seafloor, monitor earthquakes, guide submarines, and even shatter kidney stones inside the human body. Their ability to travel through different media and exert force makes them a powerful, non-invasive tool.Now, researchers are pushing this potential even further. Dajun Zhang, a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has developed a new metamaterial that lets scientists manipulate objects underwater using only sound. – https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-student-underwater-metamaterial-sound-waves

UK firm unveils monster drone ship that can sail 8,500 miles without support

(Interesting Engineering – 20 May 2025) UK-based company Zero USV has launched a new long-range variant of its Oceanus12 unmanned surface vessel (USV), known as the Oceanus12 XLR. This upgraded version can now operate for up to 7,500 nautical miles (8,650 miles) and 60 days without requiring any external support, Offshore Energy reported. The original Oceanus12 was introduced earlier in the year with a range of about 2,500 nautical miles and an endurance of 20–25 days. – https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/uk-firm-unveils-monster-drone-ship-oceanus12

Humanoid robots can now roll, reach and react with Korean company’s bold redesign

(Interesting Engineering – 20 May 2025) South Korean firm Rainbow Robotics is set to unveil new interactive control technologies for its humanoid robot, RB-Y1. The system will be unveiled at Atlanta’s 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). New control interfaces to be showcased include a master arm, a touchpad and joystick system, and a VR device-based control platform. Also on the cards are what it calls the Mecanum Wheel System for movement and a Software Development Kit (SDK) for advanced integration. In January, Samsung Electronics boosted its stake in Rainbow Robotics to 35 percent, becoming the largest shareholder in a strategic move to strengthen its presence in the robotics sector. – https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/korean-firm-to-debut-new-humanoid-controls

OpenAI, G42 plan world’s largest AI data facility

(Digital Watch Observatory – 20 May 2025) OpenAI is reportedly set to become the anchor tenant in a 5-gigawatt data centre project in Abu Dhabi, part of what could become one of the largest AI infrastructure builds globally, according to Bloomberg. The facility, spanning approximately 10 square miles, is being developed by UAE-based tech firm G42 as part of OpenAI’s broader Stargate initiative, a joint venture announced with SoftBank and Oracle to establish high-capacity AI data centres worldwide. – https://dig.watch/updates/openai-g42-plan-worlds-largest-ai-data-facility

China Telecom Launches Hybrid Quantum-Safe Encryption System, Completes 1,000-Kilometer Secure Call

(Quantum Insider – 20 May 2025) China Telecom Quantum Group has launched what it claims is the world’s first distributed cryptography system resistant to quantum computer attacks, integrating both quantum key distribution (QKD) and post-quantum cryptography (PQC). The system successfully enabled a 1,000-kilometer quantum-encrypted phone call between Beijing and Hefei and is being rolled out across 16 cities, forming a nationwide backbone of quantum-secure communication. Hefei now hosts the world’s most extensive metropolitan quantum communication network, and new platforms like Quantum Secret and Quantum Cloud Seal are already in use by hundreds of government agencies and state-owned enterprises. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/05/20/china-telecom-launches-hybrid-quantum-safe-encryption-system-completes-1000-kilometer-secure-call/

IQM Quantum Computers to Supply Finland With a Superconducting 300-Qubit Quantum Computer

(Quantum Insider – 20 May 2025) IQM Quantum Computers has been selected by VTT as the innovation partner to deliver a 300-qubit superconducting quantum computer, positioning Finland as a global leader in quantum technology. The partnership will deliver a 150-qubit system by mid-2026 and a 300-qubit system by late 2027, both integrated into Finland’s high-performance computing infrastructure with cloud access for researchers and businesses. The project includes joint hardware development, time-sharing for universities and companies, and a focus on advancing Finland’s expertise in quantum-aided material modelling and fabrication technologies. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/05/20/iqm-quantum-computers-to-supply-finland-with-a-superconducting-300-qubit-quantum-computer/

Sorbonne University And Qubit Pharmaceuticals Unveil Powerful Quantum AI Model For Medical Discovery

(Quantum Insider – 20 May 2025) Qubit Pharmaceuticals and Sorbonne University have unveiled FeNNix-Bio1, a quantum AI foundation model that simulates molecular behavior with unprecedented accuracy and efficiency, accelerating drug discovery and reducing lab experimentation costs. Unlike previous models, FeNNix-Bio1 can model dynamic molecular interactions, such as covalent drug binding and protein flexibility, enabling in silico design of complex therapies for diseases like cancer. The scalable model extends beyond pharmaceuticals to broader chemistry applications, including industrial enzymes, green chemistry, and quantum data-driven molecular simulation, marking a step toward automated molecular design. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/05/20/sorbonne-university-and-qubit-pharmaceuticals-unveil-powerful-quantum-ai-model-for-medical-discovery/

China’s humanoid robot stuns with Kung Fu, breaks boards with powerful punches

(Interesting Engineering – 20 May 2025) In a recent showcase, a Chinese humanoid robot impressed viewers with its newfound ability to perform Kung Fu moves. Agibot’s Lingxi X2 humanoid robot also displayed its upgraded motion control and agile recovery from falls. Powered by AgiBot’s GO-1 AI model, X2 handles objects in basic tasks with zero-sample generalization, requiring no prior training. With its enhanced interaction skills and fearless balance, the Chinese robotics firm is decking up the X2 and gearing up to take on rivals like the Unitree G1, which has showcased such acrobatic abilities in the past. In March 2025, AgiBot introduced the Lingxi X2, a next-generation humanoid robot that combines powerful AI with state-of-the-art robotics for general-purpose use. – https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/watch-chinas-humanoid-robot-stun-with-kung-fu

What’s The Difference Between AI Agents And Agentic AI? New Study Separates Signal From Noise in the AI Agent Boom

(AI Insider – 19 May 2025) A new study from Cornell University and the University of the Peloponnese offers a comprehensive framework distinguishing AI Agents from Agentic AI, highlighting structural and operational differences that carry major implications for how intelligent systems are built and applied. AI Agents are described as reactive, tool-using programs optimized for single tasks, while Agentic AI refers to coordinated multi-agent systems capable of breaking down complex goals and adapting dynamically. The study also outlines limitations of Agentic AI, including coordination complexity, error propagation, and emergent behavior, and calls for future work on memory systems, orchestration protocols, and use-case alignment. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/05/19/whats-the-difference-between-ai-agents-and-agentic-ai-new-study-separates-signal-from-noise-in-the-ai-agent-boom/

World’s first AI nurse? Nurabot joins Taiwan hospitals to battle healthcare crisis

(Interesting Engineering – 19 May 2025) When nurses burn out, robots clock in — and Taiwan’s hospitals are showing the world how it’s done. Amid a grim World Health Organization warning of a 4.5 million nurse shortage by 2030 due to burnout, Foxconn and NVIDIA are wiring up Taiwan’s hospitals with AI-powered robots. Meet Nurabot — a collaborative nursing robot built to combat burnout by taking over some of the most taxing tasks in clinical care. – https://interestingengineering.com/health/foxconn-nvidia-drive-ai-robotics-innovation

Microsoft brings Elon Musk’s Grok AI to Azure despite backlash over racist output

(Interesting Engineering – 19 May 2025) Microsoft on Monday announced a partnership with Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, bringing its controversial Grok models to the company’s cloud platform Azure. The news came during the kickoff of Microsoft’s Build developer conference, where both companies presented the deal as a step forward in expanding access to advanced AI models, despite rising criticism over Grok’s recent behavior. The partnership gives xAI’s Grok models a new distribution channel, while also bolstering Microsoft’s growing portfolio of hosted AI systems. – https://interestingengineering.com/culture/microsoft-brings-elon-musks-grok-ai-to-azure

US team develops world’s fastest quantum switch to supercharge AI by 1 million times

(Interesting Engineering – 19 May 2025) The speed of modern processors has long hit a ceiling. While software in fields like AI and supercomputing advances rapidly, hardware struggles to keep pace. Traditional silicon-based transistors can only switch so fast, limited by the physical materials and electrical resistance on which they rely. But a new breakthrough may change that entirely by ditching electrons for light. In a major leap toward ultrafast computing, a team of researchers from the University of Arizona and international collaborators have developed a light-powered transistor using graphene. – https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-develops-petahertz-transistor-ai-breakthrough

New haptic tech inspired by real tools gives factory workers robotic superpowers

(Interesting Engineering – 19 May 2025) Robotic automation is rapidly becoming the norm in large-scale manufacturing, especially in high-risk industries like steel and heavy machinery. Machines now perform repetitive or dangerous tasks with increasing autonomy. Yet, many operations still demand human finesse. In these hybrid setups, safety and precision remain a concern. That’s where a breakthrough from South Korea’s POSTECH aims to make a difference. – https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/real-tool-haptic-devices-robot-control-postech

AI helps CERN physicists charm Higgs boson into revealing rare decay

(Interesting Engineering – 19 May 2025) Researchers at CERN have used artificial intelligence (AI) to explore one of the Higgs boson’s most elusive behaviors, shedding light on its subtle interaction with charm quarks and bringing science closer to understanding how the so-called God particle gives matter its mass. Discovered in 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the Higgs boson, the fundamental force-carrying particle of the Higgs field, plays a crucial role in the Standard Model of particle physics by interacting with particles like quarks to bestow mass. – https://interestingengineering.com/science/ai-helps-cern-physicists-charm-higgs-boson-into-revealing-rare-decay

Marathon-winning Tiangong humanoid robot is working in China’s warehouses, hospitals

(Interesting Engineering – 19 May 2025) A Chinese startup showcased its marathon-winning humanoid robot, Tiangong, to highlight its potential for diverse real-world applications. At the demonstration held in Beijing on May 16, the company presented Tiangong’s capabilities to the media, emphasizing its versatility in manufacturing, logistics, home assistance, and healthcare, reports Japanese online media. The robot, built by Beijing Innovation Centre of Human Robotics, was shown performing various tasks, including placing fruit on a plate and executing warehouse logistics operations. – https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/chinas-tiangong-robot-displays-versatile-skills

Defense, Intelligence, and Warfare

Ukraine’s tiny thermobaric robot tank can burn enemies with 4,532°F flames

(Interesting Engineering – 20 May 2025) The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (MOD) has officially authorized the KRAMPUS, a domestically developed thermobaric-armed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). Intended for use in offensive and defensive operations, the UGV can also be armed with reactive thermobaric launchers for use by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to the Ukrainian MOD, the KRAMPUS is compact in size and weight and can be carried on the bed of a pickup truck, minibus, or trailer. The UGV is also very quiet thanks to its silent electric motors and a tracked chassis. – https://interestingengineering.com/military/ukraine-thermobaric-touting-ground-robot