ESA drone carries satellite navigation receivers to collect data
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
Engineers design a quieter future for drones and flying cars
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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Drone flight trials in Poland bring EU-wide urban air mobility a step closer
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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Several findings that could enable drones to de-ice their wings automatically
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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Engineers teach AI to navigate ocean with minimal energy
Engineers at Caltech, ETH Zurich, and Harvard are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) that will allow autonomous drones to use ocean currents to aid their navigation, rather than fighting their way through them.
Dec 8, 2021
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Researchers demonstrate drone autonomy technology at 2021 EnRicH hackathon
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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Canada hospitals use drones to carry lungs for transplant
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 begins testing drone delivery in Texas
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
Flying sushi: Israel readies for delivery drone traffic jams
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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Israel a step closer to commercial drones with latest tests
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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