Following an earthquake or another natural disaster, it is often difficult to know the position of victims under the rubble A drone makes large circles in the sky. With two powerful antennas... Read more
Sci-fi authors and gamers have long imagined this day, and now it has come: The U.S. military is developing a laser weapon to shoot enemy drones out of the sky. The Navy has already develope... Read more
The new HorseFly octocopter–a small drone with eight rotors–is designed to live on the back of a electric delivery truck. As the truck makes its rounds, the HorseFly splits off t... Read more
This growing season, crop researchers at the University of Illinois are experimenting with the use of drones – unmanned aerial vehicles – on the university’s South Farms. Bowman intentionall... Read more
This project will span several years and seek to create a fully functional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of 3D printing. A fully automated mobile platform for 3D printing capable of... Read more
3D printing trials of unmanned aircraft at the University of Sheffield broaden the possibilities for this emergent technology Engineers at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) a... Read more
RMIT University researchers in Melbourne, Australia, are developing bio-inspired unmanned aircraft capable of soaring like birds, boosting energy efficiency and endurance. In collaboration w... Read more
“CUPID itself is only a demonstration to start a dialogue on the future of drone tech.” Last week, at SXSW, creative tech studio Chaotic Moon demonstrated CUPID, a drone equipped... Read more
The U.S. approved drone test centers in six states, including New York, as the start of research efforts to eventually allow civilian unmanned aircraft widespread access to the nation’s airw... Read more
The lack of this ability is a major reason why UAVs are not permitted to fly over much of the United States General Atomics Aeronautical System, Inc. (GA-ASI), the maker of the Predator and ... Read more
The Army used a vehicle-mounted high-energy laser for the first time to successfully engage more than 90 mortar rounds and several unmanned aerial vehicles in flight. The Army High Energy La... Read more
Amazon’s Prime Air announcement last week brought concerns about the use of commercial drones to the fore, but one programmer may have just muddied the waters even more. Notable hacker... Read more
China’s new stealthy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), dubbed Sharp Sword by the domestic media, shows its eagerness to catch up in the field of drone technology. It bears a striking simi... Read more
Weighing only 2.1 ounces (16 grams), the Black Hornet looks like a tiny toy helicopter. But it’s really a nano-size piece of military hardware unlike anything on the battlefield today... Read more