WALL-E may have roamed the earth alone 800 years in the future. But now a lookalike robot could be coming to the UK as early as 2023. And rather than just pick up litter like the Disney creation, this one is all-action. Aeolus Robotics claim their android can act as a security guard, a hospital cleaner and even take over the job of staff in care homes. Aeolus Robotics claim their android, named'Aeo', can act as a security guard, a hospital cleaner and even take over the job of staff in care homes Use pincher arm to open doors, operate lifts or close windows.

NASA's Orion spacecraft arrived at the moon yesterday after travelling some 230,000 miles (370,000km) in five days. The capsule zoomed over the landing sites of Apollo 11, 12 and 14 as it came within 80 miles (130km) of the lunar surface. But now it is circling the moon, what exactly will it be doing for the next 10 days before it heads home? As you'd expect there are a multitude of science experiments NASA is carrying out, including checking radiation levels, seeing how'space seeds' behave and monitoring a dummy called Commander Moonikin to see how he is coping with the journey. Artemis I will not only fly farther than any spacecraft built for humans - around 40,000 miles (64,000km) beyond the far side of the moon - it will also stay in space the longest without docking to a space station, and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

A drone has begun delivering urgent medical supplies to a hospital on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England. The trial is part of a government project to develop a transport system that allows manned and unmanned aircraft to operate safely in the same airspace. And it could have significant implications for the delivery of humanitarian aid to isolated areas.

UPS is teaming up with autonomous delivery drone startup Matternet to experiment with using drones to deliver medical supplies, the companies announced on Tuesday. Starting today, the supplies will be delivered via Matternet's M2 quadcopters to WakeMed hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. The drone delivery program will be overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration and the North Carolina Department of Transportation. It will be small at first: Matternet's drones can only carry payloads of up to five pounds over distances of up to 12.5 miles. Here's how the companies describe the delivery program: Throughout the WakeMed program, a medical professional will load a secure drone container with a medical sample or specimen – such as a blood sample – at one of WakeMed's nearby facilities.

Back in 2013 an event caused million of damage across two countries. In its aftermath, Dr. Italo Subbarao, Associate Professor at William Carey University's College and Dr.Guy Paul Cooper Jr., studied the interactions and noticed that the latter had trouble reaching people in need. "What if we could take drone-based technology and put an advanced medicine kit on it? What if it was sophisticated enough to provide lifesaving medications before first responders can arrive?" says Subbarao. Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA) and Drone Delivery Service Flirtey also intend to use drones to deliver medical equipment before first responders can arrive.

Scientists have created an'ultra-precise' drone that can deliver packages directly to a person, rather than a location. The DelivAir drone uses GPS to navigate to a user's smartphone, updating its destination throughout its flight until it arrives within visual range. While it is currently still a concept, its designers believe that the drone could be used to deliver life-saving medical supplies in the future. Scientists have created an'ultra-precise' drone that can deliver packages directly to a person, rather than a location. The DelivAir drone uses GPS to navigate to a user's smartphone, updating its destination throughout its flight until it arrives within visual range The drone delivery system uses a two-stage routing process.

A California startup called Zipline International has announced a partnership with the government of Rwanda to use its fixed-wing cargo drones to deliver medical supplies to remote health clinics in the East African nation. The Zip aircraft is made by Bay Area startup Zipline, which will begin drone delivery of blood and medicine to remote Rwandan clinics later this year. SAN FRANCISCO-- How's this for a flight plan to get a drone delivery service financially aloft? Carry cargo that's of live-saving importance, fly long-range fixed-wing aircraft in uncongested skies, and score a government as your first client. That's the atypical approach being taken by Zipline, a Bay Area startup that has raised 18 million in funding from Yahoo founder Jerry Yang, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and others.