Airbus unveils pioneering solar-powered drone
European air giant Airbus on Wednesday unveiled a solar-powered drone called Zephyr that will fly at a high altitude and fulfil the same functions as a satellite.
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Engineering
Forget joysticks—use your torso to pilot drones
Imagine piloting a drone using the movements of your torso only and leaving your head free to look around, much like a bird. EPFL research has just shown that using your torso to pilot flying machines is indeed more immersive—and ...
Jul 16, 2018
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Flying DRAGON robot can slip through tight spaces
A team of researchers at JSK Lab at the University of Tokyo has created a new type of drone called DRAGON, which is shaped like a snake. The team has written a paper describing their robot and recently presented it at the ...
Engineering
System for drone surveillance: How violence is boxed
Three researchers, Amarjot Singh (University of Cambridge), Devendra Patil (NIT Warangal India), and SN Omkar (IISc Bangalore) are working on the use of a drone and artificial intelligence to spot fighting people in a crowd.
Engineering
Team uses biomimicry of bats to help drones navigate in the dark, dust or smoke
To get drones to fly around complicated obstacles in the dark by themselves, University of Cincinnati researchers are turning to the pros.
Jun 5, 2018
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Researchers develop virtual-reality testing ground for drones
Training drones to fly fast, around even the simplest obstacles, is a crash-prone exercise that can have engineers repairing or replacing vehicles with frustrating regularity.
May 17, 2018
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FlyJacket: Upper-body exoskeleton turns focus on drones
A drone you can control with your body? You guessed it. The technology at play is in the form of an exosuit. A Swiss team stepped up to the challenge of making one to do just that.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Zipline's delivery drone system redesign boosts capabilities
A delivery drone company that has helped Africans in dire need of emergency blood supplies is widening its vision. The California-based company is Zipline and its autonomous planes are making news closer to its home in the ...
Engineering
Video-capturing drone tracks moving subjects while freely navigating any environment
If you're a rock climber, hiker, runner, dancer, or anyone who likes recording themselves while in motion, a personal drone companion can now do all the filming for you—completely autonomously.
Mar 13, 2018
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Samsung patent talk: Flying display right before your eyes
A display that can fly and be controlled by your eyes: Can the idea fly its way into a product of the future? Think drone with display that can detect a person's face, pupils, hand gestures and position.
