Drones Could Be a Game-Changer for the African Continent
A Seeker 400 drone, manufactured by South African company Denel Dynamics, flies over Cape Town Stadium. They are called unmanned aerial vehicles but are better known as drones. These are … Continue reading
Take a Flying Tour of London’s New Crossrail Tunnels
Platform tunnels at the new Crossrail Bond Street station. (Credit: Crossrail) Since 2012, more than 10,000 construction workers have been laboring underground to finish London’s ambitious Crossrail project, and now … Continue reading
Drones Could Help Snuff Out Future Wildfires
Any disruptive technology is bound to have both successes and missteps. And, in the use of drones to monitor wildfires, we’ve seen examples of both in recent weeks. In late … Continue reading
Drones Could Boost Wi-Fi Signals
Multi-taskers aboard passenger trains in the United States or the United Kingdom could someday post a Facebook update or upload a Google doc with the help of a drone. Earlier … Continue reading
Shooting a Drone Down Is Illegal, Court Rules
Sure, there’s concern that the emergence of drones will come at the cost of personal privacy, but that doesn’t mean we can turn our skies into the Wild West. And … Continue reading
Delivery Drones Allowed to Fly in the U.S. Starting Next Month
A Flirtey hexacopter carries a package in Australia, where the company calls home. (YouTube screengrab) Here in the United States, it seemed like legal red tape would stall the launch … Continue reading
The Volocopter Wants to Be Your Personal Flying Machine
The Volocoptor prototype. (Photo Credit: e-Volo) If a quadcopter drone and helicopter somehow reproduced, the offspring would be a Volocopter. The Volocopter is a novel mode of transportation built by … Continue reading
Huge Iceberg Collapse Captured In Drone Video
Few people witness the moment an iceberg collapses, and even fewer capture the event on camera — from the air. Thanks to a teenager tooling around off the southern coast … Continue reading
VIDEO: Drones Monitor Sharks to Keep Beachgoers Safe
Drone patrols are giving lifeguards a leg up when it comes to monitoring shark activity on popular beaches. Combing the beach areas for sharks is an inefficient process that can … Continue reading
Drones Could Help Prevent Future Disease Outbreaks
Project Premonition lead Ethan Jackson holds a drone during a feasibility study in Grenada earlier this year. (Credit: Microsoft) Drones will play a key role in an ambitious project that … Continue reading