Drones

Overview of the processing pipeline for extracting movement, behavioral and landscape data from aerial drone footage of wildlife. Numbers correspond to the numbered steps in the Methods section. First, the animals of interest are video recorded from above (Step 1). Next, an object detection algorithm is used to localize each…

On March 8, in the ocean between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, the US Navy tested out a new drone. Called the Aerovel Flexrotor, it rests on a splayed tail, and boasts a powerful rotor just below the neck of its bulbous front-facing camera pod. The tail-sitting drone needs very…

Yay or nay?  Someone might have thought he was making a big romantic gesture by proposing with drones at Marina Bay, but some netizens, however, don't seem to be as charmed by the act. The proposal was caught on video by TikTok user Casanova_del_ray, who uploaded a video of the…

This morning, drone-delivery company Zipline announced a new drone-delivery system offering nearly silent, precise delivery that’s intended to expand the company’s capabilities into home delivery. This requires a much different approach from what Zipline has been doing for the past eight years. In order to make home deliveries that are…

WASHINGTON — Danish startup Quadsat said March 15 it has raised 9 million euros ($9.6 million) to expand a business that uses drones as stand-ins for satellites to test and calibrate antennas on the ground. The Series A round was led by British early-stage investor IQ Capital, Quadsat CEO Joakim…

Police on Wednesday imposed a ban on flying drones and unmanned aerial vehicles in Amritsar city from March 14 to 21 in view of the ongoing G-20 meet there. The ban also includes venues of G-20 Education Working Group meetings, and the places where delegates are staying as well as…

TAICHUNG, Taiwan, March 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan showcased new models of its domestically produced military drones on Tuesday, saying they are key to its "asymmetric warfare" capacity to make its forces more agile if they have to face a far larger Chinese military. China, which has never renounced the use…

Vasyl Bilous’s last name means “white mustache.” His actual mustache is dark brown with a hint of gray. He’s worn one since high school. In a picture that he took on the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vasyl has a chevron mustache, a neat barbershop cut—close on…

Updated March 5, 2023 at 12:17 PM Published March 5, 2023 at 10:12 AM WASHINGTON - In a first, two Ukrainian pilots are in Arizona to fly flight simulators and be evaluated by the US military, an American defence official said Saturday, as Washington remains mute on whether it will…

Eamon Ryan has rejected calls to resign from Ryanair, following the appearance of another drone at Dublin Airport on Thursday.  Flights have been delayed six times this year because of the devices and Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said the Government response has been woeful.  “If this was somebody blocking a bicycle…