Wildlife officials in South Florida are testing a new tool in their battle against Burmese pythons: robotic rabbits.

“Invasive pythons are one of the most destructive and harmful species in America’s Everglades,” according to the South Florida Water Management District website. “Their aggressive predation on native ...

Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine ...

Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons in Florida.

Find out how today's engineers succeed by growing their technical abilities, improving how they communicate, and staying open to change.

The new algorithm could help robots make safer, smarter decisions around humans, even amidst the greatest uncertainties.

Discover how reinforcement learning is transforming quadruped robots like Spot into agile, adaptable tools for real-world applications.

Burmese pythons are not native to Florida’s wetlands. Their population surged in the 1990s after the exotic pet trade and a reptile facility collapse during Hurricane Andrew.

Robot rabbits are helping snare pesky invasive pythons in Florida's Everglades. The "robo rabbits" are intended to smell, look and act like the real thing, luring Burmese pythons out of hiding and ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the snakes.

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

Furry robots that look, move, and smell like real rabbits are being used to lure and capture invasive Burmese pythons in ...