Colombia is now using an army of drones to poison cocaine crops
The drone boom in the United States is being kept in check thanks to rapidly evolving laws surrounding the use of personal aircraft and the …
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China is using robotic bird drones with cameras to monitor its citizens
When you gaze into the sky, what do you see? If you happen to live in China, the answer might be surveillance drones disguised as …
China busts smuggler ring using drones to move $80 million of iPhones
China is home of the iPhone, or, at least, the place where Apple has most of its iPhones manufactured. Your handset was probably assembled in …
NASA wants to send a flying drone to Saturn’s moon Titan
Drones might be all the rage amongst hobbyists and techies here on Earth, and NASA seems to have caught the bug. The agency is currently …
Samsung’s screen-carrying drone will save you from ever holding your phone
Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to control a drone with your eyes or voice? Samsung, apparently, is considering the creation of such flying …
Drones can fix our forest problem by planting 100,000 trees a day
We’re so good and so busy at cutting down trees that we can’t possibly make up for the forests we lose each year by replanting …
This is the only review of DJI’s new Mavic Air that you need
At an event today, DJI unveiled its brand-new pocket-sized drone, the Mavic Air. Folding up to about the same footprint as a big smartphone, and …
Drone-powered ‘Uber for blood’ is delivering life-saving medical supplies in Africa
Drones might be causing privacy concerns in the United States and Europe, but in the East African country of Rwanda, they are a welcome sight …
Google-funded NASA AI drone took on a world-class human pilot, and they finished just seconds apart
Autonomous vehicles are one thing, but what about self-flying drones? AI-powered recreational craft are still in their infancy, but a Google-funded NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory …
Interview: DelivAir imagines a future where drones drop deliveries wherever you are
Drone delivery of packages and smallish goods is still nowhere near pervasive — or even a common sight — but some companies are already trying …
Of course Alphabet is working on a drone-powered burrito delivery service
Everyone gets cravings for tasty, tasty Mexican food every once in a while (or every few days, if you’re me), but leaving your couch is …
This passenger drone is real, and it’s already carrying people
We’ve seen a seemingly endless number of manned drone concepts already, from “flying taxis” in Dubai to the half-car, half-drone system Airbus dreamt up earlier …
This drone startup has a difference – its drones have guns
A Florida-based startup led by a veteran of the Israeli military wants its new product — a drone that’s been modified to be able to …
Insane drone pilot toys with freight train, doesn’t immediately regret it
If I were to tell you that I’m about to show you a video involving a drone and a freight train, you might think that …
DJI scrambles to fix drone ‘cyber vulnerability,’ adds offline data mode for security
Chinese drone maker DJI is rolling out a new “local data mode” in an effort to bulk up the security of its hardware in the …
Amazon wants to use drone scans of your house to sell you more stuff
Amazon’s plans to use drones to deliver your purchases is moving along swiftly, with the company having already tested the system both abroad and here …
Drones become newest crime-fighting tool for police
Just one week after the sheriff’s department in Cecil County, Md., got its brand new drone up and running, it was asked to investigate a …
Drone pilots, here’s how to get your refund from the FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration has suffered a rather embarrassing U-turn of late, but it’s good news for recreational drone pilots. In December 2015, the FAA …
You can neither run nor hide from drones with x-ray vision
Scientific researchers (and hopefully not wannabe arms dealers) at the University of California have worked out how to use a pair of drones and Wi-Fi …
Meet the defibrillator drone that could save your life
At the moment, drones are in a weird place. They’re popular among hobbyists and photographers for the eye candy they can capture, but they’re also …
The FAA was just forced to lift its drone registration requirements
Being a drone owner requires a few things. You need decent amount of cash if you want the high-end hardware, along with the patience and …
This adorable underwater drone swims like a fish, and doesn’t cost a fortune
When you think of consumer drones, the image of a quadcopter zooming above the treetops probably comes to mind, but drones can come in all …
This drone timelapse video is a great way to spend the next 47 seconds
Shooting video from a drone can offer a unique look at the world, and that has helped drone videos become one of the most popular …
Wow, here’s a drone delivery system that actually makes sense for once
We’ve seen a half dozen companies show off various flavors of drone delivery already, including the likes of UPS and Amazon. Sure, those are fine, …
Here’s where Volkswagen’s cheating diesels await their fate
Volkswagen’s buyback of its emissions-cheating diesel vehicles is still ongoing, and while the whole incident has largely disappeared from the headlines, the process of actually …
Apple accepts app that tracks US drone strikes after rejecting it 12 different times, then pulls it again
Josh Begley has been trying to get his app onto Apple’s App Store for about five years now. It’s not a crazy, violent game or …
Air Ambulance regularly flown by Prince William in drone near-miss
Prince William, the future king of England, announced in January that he will stoppiloting a helicopter for an air ambulance charity this summer so he …
Walmart wants to deploy in-store drones
Tired of searching far-flung corners of a big box retail store for that item you want? Walmart may have a high-tech solution – the retail …
Flame-throwing drones burning trash is the future we deserve
For as much ink as AI-infused robots get in the press, fueled in part by Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking warning us of a future filled …
A drone flies into a tiger habitat, and you’ll absolutely believe what happens next
Anyone who’s ever used a laser pointer in the same room as a cat knows that any fast-moving object is pretty much fair game for feline …
