Drones News
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Drones, both consumer and business types, in U.K. airspace will require registration. This is due to a rise in drone related incidents.
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Unmanned aerial vehicles are growing in popularity for businesses and fro consumers. a new world record for fastest drone highlights the continuing advances in drone technology.
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The building site of the future will look very different. Instead of dozens of men and women in high visibility jackets things will look far more futuristic with drones buzzing overhead, robotic bulldozers and 3D printers churning out new structures.
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A new study that looked carefully at how an owl's wings act as noise-suppressors could lead to a solution that would allow aircraft, helicopters, drones and wind turbines to operate quietly.
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Just days after a drone forced firefighting aircraft out of the sky over the raging Goodwin Fire in Arizona, the drone operator has been arrested. The 54-year-old man is facing multiple charges.
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Today, drones are planting trees, aiding emergency personnel, doing search-and-rescue and delivering packages. Does this mean that these machines will be taking jobs done by humans? One tech expert says no, but they will likely transform jobs.
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Developments with autonomous vehicles are set to become much bigger with Japan planning to have gigantic self-navigating cargo ships on the oceans by 2025.
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It has been four years since Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos introduced us to the company's newest innovation, a drone that would deliver packages to our doorsteps within 30 minutes of ordering. China's Amazon clone, JD.com has beaten them to it.
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As with many things battery powered drones have a finite time to function after which the power runs out. One means to make longer flights possible is with the application of solar power. This has been looked at by the Naval Research Laboratory.
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Today, drones have become so much a part of our lives that almost everyone wants one. However, twenty years ago, this certainly wasn't the case. A new exhibit opened today that traces drones from their beginnings up through today and into the future.
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By AFP
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A Latvian tech company is claiming a world first after successfully test-flying a super-powered drone which lifted a daredevil skydiver aloft, from where he parachuted safely back down to earth.
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By AFP
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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Wednesday asked the public for feedback on a proposal to track drones in real-time around the world to avoid collisions with jetliners.
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By AFP
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Faced with the risk of drones being used to snoop or carry out attacks on French soil, the air force is showing its claws.
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Drones are becoming more commonplace; however, one thing holding back the wider use of drones is the ability of the craft to cope with extreme weather. A university has been investigating how improvements can be made.
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By AFP
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A big rise in drone use is likely to lead to a new wave of "dronejackings" by cybercriminals, security experts warned Tuesday.
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Florida's Disney World is offering up a new type of holiday entertainment this year that is sure to create a lot of excitement with children and adults alike. "Starbright Holidays" will feature 300 LED-lit dancing drones in the night sky.
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Action camera manufacturer GoPro has announced a full recall of its $799 Karma drone after reports of devices losing power while in use. The device launched only a few weeks ago and was intended to revive the fortunes of the struggling company.
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By AFP
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On a football field in the Haitian town of Jeremie, children gather to gape at a drone preparing to take off and document damage to the area caused by Hurricane Matthew.
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Amazon.com has won a patent for a voice-controlled, pocket-sized unmanned aerial vehicle assistant (UAV) that will be lighter, smaller, and less expensive than conventional UAVs.
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Two Kurdish fighters were killed this month after a small commercially available drone they had shot down exploded while they were attempting to disassemble the machine.
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The skies above Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters may soon be buzzing with the sound of quadcopter drones.
Recently filed documents with the FCC show that Facebook has requested the right to operate an experimental radio in the 2.4 GHz band.
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Verizon Communications has been working on a project that would provide mobile connectivity to drones, and next year the company says they will begin selling data plans.
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In the 1980s, the IT revolution upended the way companies do business while completely transforming our economy. Now we have the same thing happening with drone technologies as the potential for commercial drones in the infrastructure sector take off.
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The U.S. government has admitted that Giovanni Lo Porto and Warren Weinstein, two aid workers in Pakistan, were killed in a counter-terrorism mission by U.S. military drones.
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The US Air Force has turned to using contractors to fly drones, according to the Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times.
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A group in Japan is launching a test involving airborne delivery of medicines as part of the plan to make drones play a crucial role during disasters.
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Organizers will deploy robots and drones to help secure the 2018 Games in South Korea in what is expected to be the most high-tech Winter Olympics in history.
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Flying cars may not just be a figment of "Back to the Future."
"We’re going to have thousands and millions of flying drones in corridors, and then we’ll also see people carrying," Peter Diamandis said. "You know, I think it’s an inevitability."
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By AFP
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The US government has released a once-secret policy document dubbed "the playbook" that shows how officials select drone targets in areas outside war zones and the key role the president has in the process.
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Washington D.c. -
The development of drones received a boost this week when the U.S. government took steps to fast-track the development of civil and commercial applications for drones. This included giving the go-ahead to Google’s Project Wing.
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Customs and Border Protection Agency said data collected by drones could be shared with other government agencies U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
Once a package gets to the landing pad, an employee will deliver it to the costomer. JD.com
DJI Phantom Aerial Quadcopter: The maximum horizontal flight speed of the Phantom can reach 10m/s and the maximum vertical speed is 6 m/s DSLRPros / DJI
Warren Weinstein (L) and Giovanni Lo Porto composite photo
DJI Phantom Aerial Quadcopter with the GoPro camera. DSLRPros / DJI
Drone strikes in Pakistan America Abroad/Tumblr
Aerial photograph of ditches at Fazenda Parana Edison Caetano, Antiquity Journal
Wildfire spreads across Interstate 15 in Southern California on Friday afternoon. @ausdboss/Twitter
The ScanEagle was the UAS used on the Paradise fire in Olympic National Park. National Park Service
A weaponised drone. U.S. Airforce
A U.S. Air Force RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle in operation. DoD photo
A surveillance drone used in London during the Olympics Reuters
A U.S. Air Force RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle in operation. DoD photo
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