Tag: drones
Alphabet spins out Wing and Loon as standalone firms
Google’s parent company Alphabet has announced that it is spinning out its experimental Project Wing and Project Loon programmes to become fully independent businesses.
Wing...
UNICEF, UK researchers using drones to fight malaria
Drones are often compared to mosquitos: the high pitch whine, the stigma, the general level of aerial annoyance felt by the public. But now...
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...
City of Robots: How robotics & automation could solve cities’ most...
The future of the world will be urban, with the majority of people living in cities. In Asia and Africa, a burgeoning youth population...
British Army exploring autonomous warfare, new breed of soldier
The British Army is set to "push the limits of innovative warfare", following a new approach outlined by its chief of general staff, General...
Blockchain could enable new peer-to-peer transport network: report
Blockchain could underpin a future integrated transport system – without the need for large, costly, centralised control mechanisms, according to a new UK research...
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...
US soldiers to get miniature personal reconnaissance drones
Imaging company FLIR has been awarded a US Army contract for personal reconnaissance systems, worth $2.6 million.
As part of the Soldier Borne Sensor Program,...
Drones: DJI, Axon partner for connected public safety
DJI, the drone industry's leading manufacturer, has partnered with connected law enforcement specialists Axon to distribute drones to public safety and law enforcement agencies...
Google caves in to pressure, won’t renew Pentagon AI deal
Google has succumbed to pressure from its employees and announced that it will be exiting from the Project Maven contract with the US Department...
Drones could add £42bn to UK GDP by 2030, says PwC
Financial services giant PwC has published a report exploring the potential benefits of drone technologies to the UK economy.
The increasing adoption of drones by...