University of Tokyo's unique DRAGON flying serpent drone evolves into the multi legged thrust- vectored SPIDAR robot. In Japanese mythology, dragons aren't the fire-breathing, treasure-hoarding ...

Firefighters tackling a fire, and the Dragon Firefighter—a robot that could one day be used to combat blazes too dangerous for humans. kckate16 / Tadokoro Laboratory, Tohoku University, Japan ...

Japanese researchers have created and open-sourced a flying firefighting hose that levitates and steers itself to fight fires using its own water pressure as a two-part propulsion system, spraying ...

Imagine a flying dragon that doesn’t spout fire, but instead extinguishes it with blasts of water. Thanks to a team of Japanese researchers, this new kind of beast may soon be recruited to ...

Researchers believe they've cracked the mystery of a mummified "rainbow dragon" that's been sitting in a Japanese treasure house for centuries. The mummified creature dates back to the 11th century.