AI-driven drones defeat human pilots in obstacle course
In what is being called a milestone in mobile robotics, an AI-assisted drone has defeated drones controlled by humans in an obstacle course testing precision flight patterns and speed.
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Beat traffic by air: Israel flies drone taxi over Jerusalem
An air taxi flew over Jerusalem on Wednesday as part of an Israeli experiment to develop a network of drones to offer transport services and ease traffic congestion.
Sep 13, 2023
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Engineering
Ukraine war: Australian cardboard drones used to attack Russian airfield show how innovation is key to modern warfare
Innovative design choices can have a massive impact in the theater of war, so it is important to understand the principles behind their development. Recent use of low-cost cardboard drones by Ukraine, supplied by Australia, ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Challenge accepted: High-speed AI drone overtakes world-champion drone racers
Remember when IBM's Deep Blue won against Gary Kasparov at chess in 1996, or Google's AlphaGo crushed the top champion Lee Sedol at Go, a much more complex game, in 2016? These competitions where machines prevailed over human ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Engineering
New drone research plans to advances wildfire monitoring
Typically, the primary indicator of a burgeoning wildfire in California is a plume of hazy, gray smoke wafting through the air, seen by satellites or cameras. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or ...
Aug 28, 2023
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Study offers objective insights to near-miss collisions between drones, airplanes
Researchers have developed a new way to accurately count and objectively analyze close encounters between drones and airplanes—without depending solely on pilot sightings.
Jul 25, 2023
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Heat-resistant drone could scope out and map burning buildings and wildfires
Imperial College London and Empa researchers have built a drone that can withstand high enough temperatures to enter burning buildings. The prototype drone, called FireDrone, could be sent into burning buildings or woodland ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Automotive
Drones steal the spotlight at Paris Air Show
Drones of all shapes and sizes designed to carry more and more weapons or directly deliver explosives are everywhere at the Paris Air Show, matching the scale of their deployment on Ukrainian battlefields.
Jun 21, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers explore feasibility of using drones to survey sites for low levels of radiation
Unoccupied aerial vehicles, better known as drones, have rapidly advanced from a quirky, high-flying novelty to a versatile workhorse.
May 19, 2023
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New inspection drone uses wind to lengthen flight times
Elythor, an EPFL spin-off, has developed a new drone whose wing shape can adapt to wind conditions and flight position in real time, reducing the drone's energy consumption. What's more, the position of the wings can change, ...
May 5, 2023
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