Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) of the future will be able to visually coordinate their flight and navigation just like birds and flying insects do, without needing human input, radar or eve... Read more
Miniature, pilotless aircraft are on the verge of becoming commonplace THE scale and scope of the revolution in the use of small, civilian drones has caught many by surprise. In 2010 America... 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
“You need inventors who are dreaming and tinkering to make new things happen.” Abe Karem created the robotic plane that transformed the way modern warfare is waged—and continues to pioneer o... Read more
“This is a very challenging design problem” Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as those used by the military for surveillance and reconnaissance, could be getting a hand –and an arm... Read more
Electric aircraft are breaking records and beginning to gain aviation industry interest Dully whining electric motors may soon compete with roaring turbofans in the sky as battery-powered pl... Read more
A goal is to move to flight in a real forest by the program’s end The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is looking at birds’ perceptual and maneuvering abilities as inspiration for... Read more
The Ring of Gyges has the power to obscure the obvious. As the debate on the morality of the United States’ use of unmanned aerial vehicles (“U.A.V.’s,” also known as drones) has intensified... Read more
Have some aerial photography you need done? Drones aren’t just for hunting terrorists anymore. Soon, you’ll be able to buy and launch your own UAV for cheap. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)... Read more
Intelligent swarms of aerial drones are a universally useful tool for police, crisis managers and urban planners They can be deployed as additional surveillance resources during major events... Read more
Self-sealing valves also increase data reliability for airborne industrial and battlefield gas detection and point-of-contact medicine An air sampler the size of an ear plug is expected to c... Read more
Could robots replace delivery drivers? A humorous new website has popped up recently with little explanation besides the service its purporting to offer – The Tacocopter. Apparently, anyone... Read more
Surveillance by civilian authorities is likely to be highly visible WHEN drones are used even by environmental activists to track down Japanese whaling vessels, it is a sure sign that... Read more
Now Boeing has demonstrated swarm technology for reconnaissance missions using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Individually, insects have proven a deep well of inspiration for robotics engin... Read more
