Engineering
To address the problem of low-capacity batteries on border drones, Gino Lim, R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chair of Industrial Engineering, proposes the use of drones with a built-in wireless electrification ...
Mar 7, 2022
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Robotics
ESA's Navigation Laboratory has a new recruit: this drone can carry different types of satellite navigation receivers to collect data for follow-on analysis.
Feb 10, 2022
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Engineering
One obstacle to realizing the dream of flying cars is noise—imagine 1,000 leaf blowers intruding over your backyard barbecue.
Jan 31, 2022
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Robotics
An initial series of test flights with drones has been launched in Poland as part of the EU-funded Uspace4UAM project. The first of these trials is now underway in Rzeszów, a city of close to 200,000 people.
Dec 30, 2021
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Engineering
The NTNU researchers behind the drone company Aviant will soon be flying blood samples from remote hospitals in places like Røros to St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim. Two such routes are already flying in Sweden.
Dec 16, 2021
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Engineering
During the EnRicH 2021 European Robotics Hackathon, Southwest Research Institute's unmanned aircraft system (UAS) explored and mapped the interior of a nuclear power plant, detecting radiation sources—autonomously without ...
Nov 18, 2021
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Engineering
In the dark of night, a drone takes off from a Toronto hospital rooftop, the hum of its rotors barely audible over the bustling sounds of the cars and pedestrians below in Canada's largest metropolis.
Oct 22, 2021
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Business
Walgreens will begin flying packages by drone to residents in a pair of Texas cities in partnership with Google's drone-making affiliate, Wing.
Oct 20, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Drone powerhouse Israel is translating the know-how of air force veterans to the delivery of sushi and ice-cream, as companies tap their expertise to avoid collisions in increasingly crowded skies.
Oct 15, 2021
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Engineering
Dozens of drones floated through the skies of Tel Aviv on Monday, ferrying cartons of ice cream and sushi across the city in an experiment that officials hope provided a glimpse of the not-too-distant future.
Oct 11, 2021
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