Weekend Roundup

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• A robot has aided researchers in the Temple of Quetzalcoatl in Mexico in finding previously unknown chambers in the Aztec archeological site. (NBC News) 

• India is using UAVs to record a census of its tigers. (The Assam Tribune) 

• China has launched the China Robot Industry Alliance group to promote robotics technologies. (This is Beijing) 

• U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced he’s getting rid of the proposed medals for UAS operators and cyber troops. (Politico) 

• An Israel air force officer says it’s possible UAS could replace every manned aircraft battlefield operation for the country in the next four to five decades. (The Washington Post) 

• The U.K.’s Royal Air Force is now flying Afghanistan missions from British soil at RAF Waddington. (Sky News) 

• Scientists have created a robot that they hope will help others learn about newborn sea turtle locomotion. (Irish Times)