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Crash-proof UAV takes out US$1 million Drones For Good Competition

Some are calling it the World Cup for Drones, while the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Ambulance Drone Could Deliver Life-Saving Care in Under a Minute

Drones have garnered a lot of negative attention due to their destructive capabilities and application,

Doctors Without Borders Is Experimenting With Delivery Drones To Battle An Epidemic

Drones aren’t delivering pizza just yet. But they could soon help save lives in places

Students build drone for transporting packages

Meet VertiKUL, a student-designed prototype at the cutting edge of delivery drone technology Unmanned aircraft

Great Blue Hole, Coast of Belize - a phenomenon of Karst topography. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Drones on a Different Mission

“Expectations are very high in Belize,” Dr. Maaz said. “There’s so much we can do

During his semester project in Computer Science, Jonathan Cheseaux developed a system for locating a person via his or her mobile phone with a drone. This device could be used to find victims in natural disasters.
A Drone That Finds Survivors Through Their Phones

Following an earthquake or another natural disaster, it is often difficult to know the position

In the researchers' experiments, the robot helicopter was equipped with a continuous-light source, a photographic flash, and a laser rangefinder. Courtesy of the researchers
Drone lighting: A Photographer’s Dream

Autonomous vehicles could automatically assume the right positions for photographic lighting. Lighting is crucial to

Armed Predator drone firing Hellfire missile (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Use of Drones for Killings Risks a War Without End, Panel Concludes in Report

The Obama administration’s embrace of targeted killings using armed drones risks putting the United States

Photo by L. Brian Stauffer Drones – unmanned aerial vehicles – scout wheat on the university’s South Farms.
Drones give farmers eyes in the sky to check on crop progress

This growing season, crop researchers at the University of Illinois are experimenting with the use

In this experiment, researchers used the "OceanEye" system supplied by Maritime Robotics. The balloon, which is equipped with a remote-controlled camera, can remain airborne and will supply clear aerial images, even in "fresh breeze" conditions. The experiment was carried out at the Rataran facility, operated by SALMAR and ACE.
Drones and “flying eyes” are making a major advance into the aquaculture industry

A bird’s eye view of fish farms Is a facility adequately anchored? Are the wet-well

Chaotic Moon's CUPID is a drone that can taser people with an 80,000 volt shock
CUPID hexacopter delivers 80,000 volt shock to drone debate

“CUPID itself is only a demonstration to start a dialogue on the future of drone

Watch These Drones Guard Endangered Animals In Kenya

Wildlife poaching is on the rise in Africa, but the illegal activity could get a

New York among six U.S. states awarded drone test centers

The U.S. approved drone test centers in six states, including New York, as the start

SkyJack: The drone that hijacks other drones in mid-air

Amazon’s Prime Air announcement last week brought concerns about the use of commercial drones to the

Amazon Floats the Notion of Delivery Drones

Jeff Bezos, as always, is thinking outside the box — way, way outside. Sunday night on