Australia is one of the leaders in the field Moving carefully along a row of apple trees, two of Australia’s newest agricultural workers check if the fruit is ripe or the soil needs wa... Read more
Drones come in a variety of shapes, sizes and capabilities that could greatly improve surveillance for law enforcement and public-safety purposes, whether it’s monitoring forest fires or pro... Read more
As the US continues to grapple with the idea of letting drones fly through the country’s airspace, our neighbors to the north have reported a new milestone for unmanned aerial technolo... Read more
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory flew their fuel cell powered Ion Tiger UAV for 48 hours and 1 minute on April 16-18 by using liquid hydrogen fuel in a new, NRL-developed, c... Read more
LaserMotive, a Kent, Wash., company specializing in delivering electric power via lasers, unveiled the first tethered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft system powered by laser ov... Read more
“We’re interested in the technical capabilities of drones, but also thinking through the socially good things that we can use drones for.” Don’t be surprised if you hear a buzzing soun... Read more
In The Jetsons, the helper robot of the future handles all manner of chores. Rosie can do the laundry, pick up the groceries, and keep Elroy out of trouble. In today’s reality, we have all k... Read more
The U.S. government must shield its citizens from the multiplying eyes of surveillance drones Before the decade is out, there may be thousands more eyes in the sky. Unmanned aerial vehicles,... Read more
When we think of drones we think of flying killing machines in Pakistan. But as the US tries to write rules for the technology, people are realizing that very different kinds of drone... Read more
In a world where everyone has a drone and might want to check up on you, the Drone Blinder will alert you if someone is spying from the sky and make you invisible. Tim Faucett is no stranger... Read more
The ways we report and consume news have changed radically in recent years. Now not only are journalism schools adapting to answer the challenges of producing content on all shapes and sizes... Read more
A lot of UAV research is focused on making flying robots that can navigate by themselves using sophisticated sensor systems, intelligently avoiding crashing into things. This is a fantastic... Read more
Will the new generation of journalists live in an era of drone journalism? Drones. They come in all sizes and prices. They come as toys for eager children or as killing machines for the mili... Read more
British soldiers in Afghanistan have become the first to use miniature surveillance helicopters in frontline operations. The drones can fly around corners and obstacles to identify potential... Read more