Engineering
Project Wing, under Google parent Alphabet, has passed a crucial multi-drone test, crucial because with drones in the skies one needs to track and manage a wide range of drones simultaneously.
Energy & Green Tech
UC Berkeley researchers just broke another record in photovoltaic efficiency, an achievement that could lead to an ultralight engine that can power drones for days.
Jul 26, 2019
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Engineering
Hmm. Drones that can be recharged by a laser. So how long could they fly before having to land? How about "never mind"? We can look forward to seeing this idea in action. New Scientist had a story on September 3 that the ...
Engineering
To get drones to fly around complicated obstacles in the dark by themselves, University of Cincinnati researchers are turning to the pros.
Jun 5, 2018
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Hi Tech & Innovation
(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 ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
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.
Robotics
Ever since the Wright brothers innovated in the back of their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, aviation has been—at heart—a nuts-and-bolts endeavor. For all the sophisticated equipment Idaho National Laboratory's Unmanned ...
Sep 19, 2022
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Automotive
The US Navy successfully used a Boeing drone to refuel an airplane during flight, the manufacturer said on Monday.
Jun 7, 2021
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Engineering
Drones use GPS to find their way without a pilot. But GPS signals can be easily blocked by tall skyscrapers or trees—leaving drones lost.
Aug 16, 2018
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Engineering
A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal.
Jul 31, 2017
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