Tag: drone
MoD, emergency services test robots, drones to fight chemical attacks
A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, identify battlefield and disaster casualties, and provide 3D mapping services, has...
Small chips edge smart nano-drones closer to reality
Researchers working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a tiny chip that could control drones as small as a bee.
A team...
From cellphone to cell-drone: Verizon, AT&T networks take flight
NEWSBYTE With hurricane season fast approaching in the US, having access to smart- or mobile phone services following a disaster could mean the difference...
133 lives saved by drones worldwide, says DJI – VIDEOS
Chinese drone giant DJI believes that the lives of 133 people have been saved by drones worldwide, since it began keeping figures about drone...
Research questions accuracy of drone data in agriculture
Farmers keen to adopt drone technology to improve crop health should be wary of 'off the shelf' aerial products, according to researchers at the University...
Aerones creates drone to de-ice and service wind turbines
Malek Murison explains how a Latvian drone startup is repurposing consumer technology to provide critical infrastructure maintenance.
Aerones made headlines last year when one of...
Collision-resistant drone improves mining prospects in Canada
Swiss drone manufacturer Flyability has developed a unique solution to the challenges of underground mining. Its collision-resistant drone has completed several successful missions at...
Dutch police decide to retire drone-catching eagles
The news that Dutch police were planning to use eagles as part of a counter-drone strategy made headlines in 2016. One year on, the...
Drones help scientists keep tabs on food chain in Antarctica
Drones are being used to measure the length and weight of leopard seals in Antarctica.
The higher you go up the food chain, the more...
WeRobotics to use drones to curb mosquito populations
WeRobotics is using drone technology to deliver sterile mosquitos to areas impacted by high numbers of the flying insects. The aim is to bring...
MIT researchers develop drone inventory system, RFly
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a drone-enabled system, RFly, capable of flying around crowded warehouses to monitor inventory.
First introduced back...
UK students develop drone traffic management system
One of the biggest challenges facing commercial drone applications such as delivery is the lack of a traffic management system to monitor their movements....