Facebook showed off a preview of its Internet service-providing drone at its developer conference. The solar-powered flier will have a wingspan greater than a 737. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-solar-powered-internet-drones-2015-3#ixzz3Vb1D98xk http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-solar-powered-internet-drones-2015-3#ooid=ZoZGY3dDoVTwPeVNsgH8H-kedfmIIFUt
Why ship hardware to space when we can just culture it on arrival? NASA is working on a prototype drone that will be able to survey Mars from a modest altitude. But what if instead of shipping a drone to...
By copying the wing anatomy of birds and bats, the researchers designed a mechanism to allow their flying robot to squeeze between obstacles and recover from impacts. For Full Story Click Here
Top-secret filming on the HBO fantasy epic has been protected by a no-fly zone over the set in Northern Ireland. If you thought the main airborne threat in Game of Thrones came from Daenerys Targaryen’s troublesome dragons, think again. Drones...
Recent developments in European aviation regulations mean that innovators like Amazon, Google and DHL will likely find a more permissive environment in Europe than in America. That environment makes it increasingly likely that Amazon and their competitor’s first delivery drone flights...
3D Robotics, the largest U.S.-based drone manufacturer, today announced the launch of DroneKit, its open-source API for writing drone apps. Because 3D Robotics has always taken a platform approach, DroneKit will work with any drone that uses its APM autopilot (and...
Estimates indicate there could be more than a million stray dogs in Houston, Texas. One group is using drone technology to find and count all of the dogs in a first step toward tackling the enormous problem. VPC For...
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology designed by Spanish engineers will be used to fight rhino poachers in national parks in Africa. The ranger drone is fitted with thermal vision that can report potential irregularities in real time. For Full Story...
BNSF said it will use four versions of the drones, equipped with cameras, to inspect its track and monitor its trains. Other applications will be investigated. For Full Story Click Here
