Drones deliver green transportation option
By getting your next package delivered by drone, you could be saving energy, but only if companies deploy drones sensibly.
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Programming drones to fly in the face of uncertainty
Companies like Amazon have big ideas for drones that can deliver packages right to your door. But, even putting aside the policy issues, programming drones to fly through cluttered spaces like cities is difficult. Being able ...
Feb 12, 2018
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Replicating peregrine falcon attack strategies could help down rogue drones
Researchers at Oxford University have discovered that peregrine falcons steer their attacks using the same control strategies as guided missiles.
Dec 4, 2017
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Drones to fight mosquito populations with special release technique
(Tech Xplore)—WeRobotics have a drone plan to drop sterilized male mosquitos, in an experiment focused on bringing down the mosquito population and in turn reducing the numbers of people who die from diseases they carry.
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DJI draws attention to drone information tech
At an event in Washington, DC, a panel of experts representing the Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, airport operators and safety researchers discussed collaborative strategies for managing ...
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Patent talk: Amazon looks at drones juicing up electric vehicles
(Tech Xplore)—Electric vehicles inspire a key question for a prospective buyer, and that is, what's the deal with battery life? Range? How far do I sit back in the car without leaning forward to fret over where and how ...
Engineering
A drone can shoot strings for perching and stabilizing
(Tech Xplore)—Getting a drone up in the air is only one step ahead for those who work on and study drones. The feats to accomplish further rest in how well they fly, self-balance, perch, land and, if used in numbers, how ...
Engineering
A drone to rescue fawns
Using a thermal camera mounted on a drone, an EPFL student has found a way to spot fawns before the harvester passes through. He does not charge for this service, which effectively eliminates the risk of animals being accidentally ...
Aug 28, 2017
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Drones relay RFID signals for inventory control
Radio frequency ID tags were supposed to revolutionize supply chain management. The dirt-cheap, battery-free tags, which receive power wirelessly from scanners and then broadcast identifying numbers, enable warehouse managers ...
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Drone team took cues from birds for fixed-wing perching on vertical surfaces
(Tech Xplore)—Reliable perching? Roboticists working with fixed-wing drones know that is not so easy if the drone is to qualify as a useful UAV. Well, now there is a drone capable of landing on walls like a bird, and drone ...
