Computer Sciences
Right now, drones are flying over wildlife parks in South Africa, equipped with thermal infrared cameras and smart automatic detection systems that can identify potential poachers. If a poacher is spotted, the drone can ...
Feb 21, 2020
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Engineering
In the drone industry, it's called "the detect and avoid problem." Enabling drones to sense nearby aircraft and move out of their way has long been one of the most formidable barriers between a technology narrowly confined ...
Feb 6, 2020
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Other
Madrid's international airport was closed for over one hour on Monday due to the reported sighting of drones, authorities in Spain said.
Feb 3, 2020
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Consumers want what they want, and they want it now. Drone delivery has long been talked about as an option to satisfy consumer delivery demands, but how realistic is it? New research in the INFORMS journal Transportation ...
Jan 29, 2020
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Robotics
Researchers from Brown University have designed a new type of wing that could make small fixed-wing drones far more stable and efficient.
Jan 29, 2020
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Engineering
It's easy to assume, perhaps thanks to all the lurid tabloid headlines, that people don't like drones. At best, they're a nuisance—the buzzing playthings of inconsiderate hobbyists or photographers taking pictures from ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
All but the smallest civilian drones would have to broadcast radio tracking data to ensure greater safety and prevent terrorism under a sweeping proposal unveiled by U.S. regulators Thursday.
Dec 27, 2019
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Security
US regulators on Thursday unveiled a proposal to require privately operated drones to use remote identification—a kind of electronic license plate—as part of efforts to ensure airspace safety.
Dec 26, 2019
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Robotics
Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany have recently developed an interactive drone designed to assist humans in indoor environments such offices or laboratories. In a paper prepublished on arXiv, the ...
Other
Drones are usually in the news for bad reasons, like controversial killings of suspected terrorists in the Middle East, bombings of Saudi oil facilities or an assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Dec 11, 2019
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