Drones

Whales are the largest animals on the planet and important predators in the marine ecosystem. As a marine biologist I have been lucky enough to see them up close. Its an amazing experience to watch a whale mother, 14 meters long and weighing nearly 40 tonnes,…

Smartphones are currently plagued by a host of ugly design features that compromise aesthetics for functionality, including holes and notches in their screens, and protrusions on the back to accommodate camera optics. But those bumps might soon go away thanks…

Governor Nattapong Sirichana said that aerial photographs taken by drones helped confirm the total number of dead elephants, which was originally thought to be five. Two have reportedly survived the incident. According to Khao Yai National Park authorities, …

I really want to play Neo Cab. The game looks great and I love the concept of being the last human driver in a future city filled with auto cars and drones. But you know, cities are big and anyone can hail a cab. Not just residents of cyberpunk super…

From Catlech's Center for Autonomous Systems and Technology, LEONARDO (LEg ON Aerial Robotic DrOne) is a bipedal robot that's uses dronelike propellers to balance and walk around. Eventually, the propellers will boost LEONARDO's ability to jump. The demo vide…

The company hacking away at the red tape keeping us all from a world of instantaneous drone delivery is ... UPS? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the logistics company a key approval on the way to delivering packages by drone. It has awa…

Issey Miyake's presentation at Paris Fashion Week featured dancers, skateboarders, and models wearing skin tone undergarments.  Once the models walked into position, they were dressed by a mechanism descending from the air.  Contrary to a viral tweet, the del…

Ive only played about five hours of Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, but Im having a fun time crawling through the fictional island of Auroas mud, strategically clearing bases full of soldiers and drones, and even hopping into a little competitive multiplayer. My col…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted approval for UPS to become the first-ever drone service operating as a commercial airline, according to Wired. While its drones will only be allowed to operate in suburban and rural regions, UPS said the FAA a…

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