Drones News

Sydney - The question of whether you can fly a drone over your neighbour’s place is getting a lot of attention online. The legal theory, such as it is, falls somewhere between the First Amendment and privacy laws, and it’s not helping anyone.

A leading industry consultancy firm announced on Sunday that Israel is the largest exporter of drones in the world, and sales of drones total in the billions.

New York - Tech changes affect three areas. Individuals acquire greater independence and reach.  The locus of power shifts accordingly. And traditional buffers between discordant groups dissolve. 

Teheran - According to Iran's defence minister, the country has built a new drone capable of evading radars, as well being able to fire onto targets.

Aerial drones aren't a new concept, but in fact has been researched and developed for quite some time. While they are becoming smaller and smaller, the roboticists over at University of Harvard developed the smallest aerial drone so far.

According to a Northern Ireland police official some 8,000 officers accompanied by three surveillance drones will be deployed in order to provide security for President Barack Obama and other G-8 officials in June.

The state of Idaho has passed legislation that would limit the use of drones by police, and other public agencies. The bill was signed and approved into legislation by the states Republican governor, Butch Otter.

Less than a day after North Korea leader Kim Jong-un initiated a mock drone strike on South Korea, he vows to attack U.S. military bases in Japan and Guam.

It’s not quite the Borg Collective of Star Trek fame but this week, the prospect of sentient, reasoning robots took a step closer as the European Roboearth project deployed its alpha version of a standardised knowledge base for robots.

Americans responded overwhelmingly to the first major push-back by a US senator against the gradual overturn of the Bill of Rights since 9/11. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was joined by Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, in an historic filibuster.