Engineering
A sister company of Google, Alphabet's Wing Aviation, just got federal approval to start using drones for commercial delivery. Amazon's own drone-delivery program is ready to launch as well. As drones take flight, the world ...
May 3, 2019
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Business
Skateboarders, surfers and mountain bikers used to be the target customers for California startup Skydio, a maker of high-end drones that can home in on people and capture their movements on video all by themselves. Now police ...
Sep 11, 2020
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Robotics
For years, there's been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight. Not just because it's a good idea—it's also the law.
Jul 6, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
In the era of e-commerce, it takes a single click to order anything you'd like. But it takes a lot of energy to bring it to your door.
Nov 27, 2019
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Other
Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people's doorsteps in a Virginia community.
Apr 28, 2021
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Engineering
For decades, inspecting power lines for defects was a largely manual task—a chore for workers on the ground and crews in helicopters.
Jan 4, 2023
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