Swarms of CICADA Drones Could Aid Hurricane Research
Researchers are developing a tiny, gliding drone that can be dropped
from airplanes to gather data directly from hurricanes, and these teensy
machines share a name with a noisy spring-emerging insect.
Close-in...
24 Underwater Drones – The Boom in Robotics Beneath the Waves
Robotics Beneath the Waves
Aerial drones have buzzed their way into almost every aspect of the modern world, from photography and television news coverage, to environmental monitoring and archaeology.
And...
Drones Find Unexpected Radiation ‘Hotspots’ in Forest Near Chernobyl
Near ground zero of the catastrophic 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, aerial drones recently revealed radioactive hotspots that aren't on official maps.
An interdisciplinary team flew special drones over...
Robotic Farm Completes 1st Fully Autonomous Harvest
It's harvest season in many parts of the world, but on one farm in the
United Kingdom, robots — not humans — are doing all the heavy lifting.
At Hands Free Hectare,...
The Top Secret History of the D-21 Mach 3 Spy Drone Revealed
According
Drendel “it wasn’t long before D-21s were spotted languishing in the
Arizona sun, more than slightly incongruous among the T-34s and T-28s in
neighboring parking areas. Pictures were taken, questions...
Drone championship begins in Cappadocia
The third phase of the Turkey Drone Championship kicked off on July 27 in Cappadocia, a charming touristic hub famed for its fairy chimneys in Turkey.
As part of the Teknofest, Turkey’s...
Drones will fly for days with new photovoltaic engine
UC Berkeley researchers just broke another record in photovoltaic
efficiency, an achievement that could lead to an ultralight engine that
can power drones for days.
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Car manufacturer uses drones to transport parts
‘Drone transport is going to revolutionise logistics’
A car manufacturer is bypassing traffic and reducing carbon emissions by using drones to transport equipment to its production line.
SEAT has decided to speed...
US Drone Pilots Can Now Get Near-Real Time FAA Airspace Authorization
If you’re a recreational drone user in the United States, there’s cause to celebrate. Yesterday, the FAA announced
that they have expanded their LAANC system to include recreational
drone pilots, allowing...
UPS Wants to Go Full-Scale With Its Drone Deliveries
If UPS gets its way,
it’ll be known for vehicles other than its famous brown vans. The
delivery giant is working to become the first commercial entity
authorized by the Federal...