Drones

Scientists at the University of Washington have created a new shock absorption metamaterial that uses origami to completely absorb a hard impact and transform that crushing force into a gentle pull. The findings have potential implications in everything, from…

A collision avoidance system uses a camera and artificial intelligence John Stillwell/PA Images By David Hambling A start-up is deliberately trying to crash aircraft into drones to test a new collision-avoidance system. US-based Iris Automations technolog…

Starting from next year, all DJI consumer drones are going to become safer. DJI has announced that its adding airplane and helicopter detection to all its drones weighing more than 250g (0.5 lb). This way, the drones will be able to avoid collisions, making t…

On-demand mobility vehicle insurance company Voom wants to protect your assets. An outgrowth of Skywatch, an on-demand commercial drone insurance provider, Voom extends the concept to cover user risks for a wide range of consumer short-term mobility platforms…

Electric scooters, or escooters, were one of the big breakout trends in 2018, with hundreds of millions in investors’ cash plowed into the likes of Lime, Bird, Spin, and similar 4-letter-named mobility startups. With 2019 now well underway, the escooter hype…

Hovering in the sky like bees, robotic drones swarmed over an airfield in the United Kingdom in February 2018, while their wheeled siblings zoomed around on the tarmac below. Equipped with pressure sensors and cameras, the autonomous robots worked together to…

Hovering in the sky like bees, robotic drones swarmed over an airfield in the United Kingdom in February 2018, while their wheeled siblings zoomed around on the tarmac below. Equipped with pressure sensors and cameras, the autonomous robots worked together to…

What goes up must come down. And what goes way, way up can come down way, way too fast to survive the sudden stop. That’s why built an altitude recording projectile into an oversized golf ball with parachute-controlled descent. Oh, and there’s a…

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Sunday that recent attacks on Saudi energy assets had put security of oil supply at risk but not affected his country’s output. He also called on Saudi Arabia’s partners …

This year marks the launch of some of the first publicly available drone delivery programs — Alphabet's Project Wing, for example, debuted its program last month. In order to successfully launch and safely operate such programs, firms will need to tackle vari…