Robotics
EPFL researchers have used swarms of drones to measure city traffic with unprecedented accuracy and precision. Algorithms are then used to identify sources of traffic jams and recommend solutions to alleviate traffic problems.
Jul 13, 2022
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Engineering
For the first time, Australian researchers have reverse engineered the visual systems of hoverflies to detect drones' acoustic signatures from almost four kilometers away.
Mar 15, 2022
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Engineering
To address the problem of low-capacity batteries on border drones, Gino Lim, R. Larry and Gerlene (Gerri) R. Snider Endowed Chair of Industrial Engineering, proposes the use of drones with a built-in wireless electrification ...
Mar 07, 2022
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Other
In October 2001, nearly one month after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, a US Air Force pilot made history as the first person to conduct a lethal strike with a modern drone—the Predator.
Sep 07, 2021
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Other
When it comes to drones, the Singapore public is not as keen for them to be used to provide services around their living spaces, finds a study by researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). ...
Jan 28, 2021
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Security
Drones of all sizes are being used by environmental advocates to monitor deforestation, by conservationists to track poachers, and by journalists and activists to document large protests. As a political sociologist who studies ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
UPS plans to use drones for deliveries of prescription medicines from a CVS pharmacy to The Villages retirement community in Florida.
Apr 29, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Singapore's first drone delivery service has begun by taking vitamins to a ship, with its operator saying Wednesday the devices are crucial in reducing human contact during the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 29, 2020
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Robotics
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones, are widely used in mapping, aerial photography, rescue operations, shipping, law enforcement, agriculture, among other things. Despite great potential for improving ...
Mar 18, 2020
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Internet
Automation and digitalization are increasingly used in almost every major industry to improve efficiency. Thanks to rapid advances in artificial intelligence and robotics, and innovations like X-ray diffraction and electric ...
Aug 30, 2019
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