UAV

Drones and the law: Jail birds

One American state is proposing a hard line on drone-associated crime DIRECT action against drones

Dealing with rogue drones

In the hands of criminals, small drones could be a menace. Now is the time

Navy researchers developing swarms of cooperating air drones for overwhelming land and sea attacks

U.S. Navy researchers have demonstrated swarming unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed to overwhelm an adversary

Air Shepherd drones keep a watchful eye over endangered species

For under-resourced park rangers patrolling the porous, poacher-friendly borders of Africa’s national parks, conserving the

Talking drone offers aviation safety boost

In a world first, RMIT University researchers have developed a talking drone that can converse

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)

Pilotless Aircraft Will Play Critical Roles in Precision Agriculture

Comparing an unmanned aerial vehicle to a magnetic resonance imaging machine may seem odd, but

Zoom In, Zoom Out: Speedy, Agile UAVs Envisioned for Troops in Urban Missions

DARPA aims to give small unmanned aerial vehicles advanced perception and autonomy to rapidly search

Underwater robot for port security

Football-size robot can skim discreetly along a ship’s hull to seek hollow compartments concealing contraband

SkyOrbiter UAVs will fly for years at a time and provide global internet access

The internet has become a critical means of communication during humanitarian crises and a crucial

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

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

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The Delivery Drone That Could Make Amazon’s Vision A Reality

The new HorseFly octocopter–a small drone with eight rotors–is designed to live on the back

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

Nina Mahmoudian, second from right, and her team of student researchers on the Michigan Tech waterfront, prepare to launch their underwater drone, ROUGHIE, in Portage Lake.
Toward Smarter Underwater Drones

Mahmoudian’s AUVs, named ROUGHIEs (for Research Oriented Underwater Gliders for Hands-on Investigative Engineering) will be