Google completes first drone delivery in the US
Alphabet (Google) subsidiary Wing has become the first company in the United States to deliver packages by drone.
Oct 19, 2019
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Google affiliate begins drone deliveries in Virginia town
A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver customers' Walgreens purchases in a test being run in a Virginia town.
Oct 18, 2019
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FedEx, Walgreens team with Wing for drone delivery test
Drone deliveries are coming soon, at least for one Virginia community, as part of a pilot project announced Thursday by Wing, the unit spun out of a "moonshot" lab at Google parent Alphabet.
Sep 19, 2019
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Wing app for drone traffic safety gets nod in Australia
Delivery drones zipping across skies is a business model that can work if there is a safety system in place for avoiding collisions. Think major events such as sporting matches, concerts and emergency response incidents. ...
Robotics
Toy transformers and real-life whales inspire biohybrid robot
Drawing inspiration from biology and the toy shelf, researchers at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College and City University of Hong Kong have developed a swimming robot with a light-controlled cellular engine ...
May 15, 2019
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Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can't
What can fly like a bird and hover like an insect?
May 9, 2019
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Google-linked firm wins US approval for drone deliveries
Wing Aviation, a firm owned by Google parent Alphabet, on Tuesday became the first drone operator to be certified as an airline by US authorities, allowing it to begin commercial deliveries in the country.
Apr 24, 2019
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Google drone deliveries cleared for take-off in Australia
A Google-linked firm will start delivering takeaways and other small items to Canberra residents after the company received approval from aviation watchdogs in Australia on Tuesday.
Apr 9, 2019
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Engineers, zoologists reveal how gulls 'wing morph' for stable soaring
A unique collaboration between University of British Columbia (UBC) zoologists and U of T Engineering's aviation expert Professor Philippe Lavoie provides new insights into how gulls configure their wing shape—known as ...
Jan 2, 2019
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Optimizing winglets for minimum drag, more efficient flight
Although, winglets have been around since the mid-1970s, there is still a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and angles.
Oct 23, 2018
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