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(Tech Xplore)—A lightsaber to deflect lasers? And you? In a special room where you can do battle? What kind of stairway to heaven is this? For Star Wars fans, divine news: there has been a patent filed which focuses on ...
Robotics
You may have heard of plans to use drones for delivering packages, monitoring wildlife, or tracking storms. But painting murals?
Aug 4, 2016
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(Tech Xplore)—Teal is self-promoted as the world's fastest production drone. A video about it was posted on Wednesday. Its creator told a simple, straightforward story: I moved to Utah and my parents had this huge back ...
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(Tech Xplore)—Turn vertical city structures such as church spires and street lights into drone recharging points? WIRED.co.uk and a number of other sites are reporting that this is an idea from Amazon. The concept is all ...
Engineering
Physics student Darius Merk has used an insect-inspired algorithm to develop a drone that can navigate around obstacles. His research could prove particularly useful in a natural disaster.
Jul 15, 2016
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Robotics
Researchers at Stanford's Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab investigate robots at the boundary of airborn and surface locomotion. They have made a drone that, like insects, can land on vertical walls and even ceilings. ...
Engineering
CES will be the venue for numerous headlines for a while as business after business announces a new concept in smart cars, smart kitchens and smarter robots and as booths keen on attracting business partners tell their stories ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Best of class thermal-imaging technology is available for aerial applications, with news that drone company DJI has entered into a collaboration with thermal imaging systems company FLIR.
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Amazon wants to acquaint us with their future delivery system, which has been designed to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less using small unmanned aerial vehicles—yes, drones.
Engineering
How long can drones can stay in the air? The team behind the Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) vehicle system at CyPhy Works have tried to make the word "persistent" reach new heights in aerial reconnaissance. ...
