Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the most recent AUVSI unmanned vehicle show, with emphasis on the new robot innovations and applications on display. Design/methodology/approach – In‐depth interviews with exhibitors of unmanned vehicles. Findings – Unmanned vehicles are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review some of the various worldwide projects to develop and apply innovative swarm-type robots to many challenging applications. Design/methodology/approach – An in-depth review of published information and interviews with researchers and developers...