Tag: drones
How drones are helping hurricane recovery efforts
When Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean and the US south-east coast last month, lives were lost, homes were destroyed and vital infrastructure was...
Matternet to launch medical drone delivery in Switzerland
Back in March, logistics company Matternet was granted permission to launch a drone delivery service over populated areas in Switzerland. Now, with the unveiling...
Drones and machine learning form shark safety system
The University of Technology Sydney and drone specialist The Little Ripper Group have developed an aerial shark safety system to protect beach-goers from deadly...
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...
Ford, Domino’s Pizza to trial self-driving delivery service in US
Ford Motor Company and Domino's Pizza are to trial self-driving vehicles as a way to deliver orders to customers in Michigan, America.
As of September...
Flytrex launches drone delivery trial in Iceland
On-demand drone delivery service Flytrex has been granted permission to carry out missions in Reykjavik, Iceland. The flights will be delivering products from local e-commerce platform AHA.
Iceland's...
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....
UK police to embrace IoT in age of ‘Digital Darwinism’
A report published today by UK technology association techUK and the Centre for Public Safety explores how police forces can address the challenges and...
MIT drive/fly prototype could represent future of transport
A team at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab has released a paper showcasing a new method of transport. The drone/car hybrid prototypes...
Amazon patents inner-city drone delivery towers
Online retailer turned technology giant Amazon has applied for a patent for a multi-level fulfillment center to support its drone delivery business.
The patent, published...
Drone defibrillator ready to take off and save lives
The prospect of any drone delivery network is complicated by privacy concerns and a lack of infrastructure. But when lives are on the line,...
Opinion divided on impact of AI on jobs market, says BT...
Who knows whether artificial intelligence will create or destroy jobs? IT directors don’t – or, at least, their opinions on the matter are profoundly...