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Ukraine Rolls Out Target-Seeking Terminator Drones
Ukraine is now building autonomous attack drones in large numbers. These do not need human pilots, a game-changing technology with implications far beyond this conflict.
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Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world
Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums
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A gigantic Navy drone is ready to surveil the ocean from above
The Triton aircraft has a wingspan wider than a Boeing 737's. The program just reached an important milestone.
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Drone service Wing stops delivering food in Canberra
Global drone delivery company Wing is shifting to be based out of shopping centres for easier access to deliverable goods and says so far it hasn't been able to find a suitable shopping centre in Canberra.
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The Air Force wants $6 billion to build a fleet of AI-controlled drones | Engadget
The USAF wants to build a fleet of $3 million drone aircraft that can get shot at so American pilots don't have to be..
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These nifty drones can lock together in mid-air to form a bigger, stronger robot
As units of the TRADY system, these flying robots can break apart to go through small spaces, or combine to take on big jobs.
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Hundreds of drones plunge into the Yarra River after technical malfunction
Potentially hundreds of drones are resting on the bottom of the Yarra River after a mysterious technical malfunction on Friday night sent them plummeting into the water in Melbourne's CBD. The drones were to be part of a pre-game light show before the Matildas game against France at Docklands Stadium.
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Some US cities have replaced fireworks with drone shows to reduce wildfires and noise pollution
Cities in some US states including California and Colorado have replaced fireworks with light shows operated by drones.
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Welcome to the Next Generation of Agricultural Drones
The newest crop of drones promises farmers greater sustainability and autonomy, while drawing interested newcomers into the field.
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How racing drones are used as improvised missiles in Ukraine
They are light, fast and cheap
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Metal-Detecting Drone Could Autonomously Find Landmines
Metal detecting can be a fun hobby, or it can be a task to be completed in deadly earnest—if the buried treasure you’re searching for includes landmines and explosive remnants of war. This is an enormous, dangerous problem: Something like 12,000 square kilometers worldwide are essentially useless and uninhabitable because of the threat of buried explosives, and thousands and thousands of people are injured or killed every year.
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Feathered robotic wing paves way for flapping drones
Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in increasing the propulsive and aerodynamic efficiency of flapping drones.
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Drones Are Already Delivering Pizza, If You Haven't Noticed
A few of us have had orders dropped on our lawns by drone already. Millions more will be within range of drone deliveries in 2023.
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Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world’s first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare. The longer the war lasts, the more likely it becomes that drones will be used to identify, select and attack targets without help from humans, according to military analysts, combatants and artificial intelligence researchers.
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Amazon begins drone deliveries in California and Texas
Amazon Prime Air wants to deliver packages within 60 minutes.
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Drone superhighways and airports are coming. Let's make sure they don't make life miserable
Within just two years, the U.K. could be home to the planet's biggest drone superhighway thanks to the plans of a group of technology companies. It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie, but it's just one of a number of projects in the pipeline as part of the U.K. government's drone ambition statement announced recently.
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Drone lifeguard saves boy, 14, from drowning in sea in Valencia in Spain
A pioneering drone lifeguard has saved a 14-year-old boy from drowning in the sea in Valencia in Spain. The drone lifeguard service, which has been rolled out across Spanish beaches, dropped a life vest into the sea this month that was able to keep the teenager afloat just as he started to sink, its operators have said.
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Amazon's drone delivery program is further behind schedule as regulators raise questions about new crashes
Regulators have questions about crashes and the drone's conformity to specifications, delaying the start of flight tests needed for federal approval.
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UK set to have world's biggest automated drone superhighway
Reading, Cambridge and Rugby are among the places set to be connected by drones.
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UK set to have world's biggest automated drone superhighway
The UK is set to become home to the world's largest automated drone superhighway within the next two years. The drones will be used on the 164-mile Skyway project connecting towns and cities, including Cambridge and Rugby. It is part of a £273m funding package for the aerospace sector which will be revealed by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng on Monday.
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