Drones

Futurist Thomas Frey has predicted that drones will become the most disruptive technology in human history. On this gray January day in a quiet residential neighborhood in Christiansburg, Va., one happens to be disrupting the work of two landscapers.The workers silence their weed eaters, looking to the sky in wonder…

March Mindfulness is Mashable's series that examines the intersection of meditation practice and technology. Because even in the time of coronavirus, March doesn't have to be madness.  Swirling synth drones, plucky zither, vibrating gongs, whirring bowls, chirping birds, crashing waves. These sounds have become common backing tracks as a disembodied…

One day in the future, the Pacific Ocean could be home to kilometers of seaweed farms tended by submarine drones and waiting to be turned into fuel. This is the vision of Marine BioEnergy, a start-up backed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E). The U.S. government agency is funding…

March 16, 2020 AT 4:00 am Drones are making life a little less risky for crocodile hunters. Via DroneDJ:Drones are being used in a new move by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science in Australia to bait and catch crocodiles causing problems. The drones are allowing wildlife officers to…

March 16, 2020 AT 3:00 am Not sure how Drones can be practically used on Beaaches? Check out this article from DroneBlog:Since drones are fast and have camera capabilities, they’re optimal for monitoring various locations. In some coastal places in Australia, lifeguards are implementing these machines to keep watch over…

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The Karimnagar Commissionerate of Police had banned the use of para-gliders, remote-controlled drones and remote-controlled micro light-aircraft till April 1 for reasons of security in the Karimnagar district.In a press note here on Saturday, Commissioner of Police V. B. Kamalasan Reddy said they had banned the use of drones to…

Recent Turkish air raids have destroyed dozens of Syrian government tanks, armoured personnel carriers, and air defence systems sharply halting Syria's advance towards Idlib. Allegedly launched in retaliation for an attack that killed 34 Turkish soldiers, the Turkish air offensive over Syria did not use manned aircraft but fleets of…

Drone enthusiasts are up in arms over rules proposed by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that would require their flying gizmos to provide real-time location data to the government via an internet connection. The requirement, for drones weighing 0.55lb (0.25kg) or more, would ground an estimated 80 per cent…

Over the past five days, Syrian opposition forces have gained ground in northwest Syria with the help of Turkish air support. Since December, Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran have advanced on the northwest province of Idlib, the last stronghold of the Turkish-backed opposition. But after last week,…