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To Learn About Climate Quality, Scientists Turn to Drones

Dec 9, 2021 | Climate, Drones, Featured

Three ocean drones were launched from Rhode Island Thursday and will travel along the Gulf Stream, collecting data in tough winter conditions that would be challenging for traditional ships with crews. Saildrone, headquartered in Alameda, California, makes autonomous...

This Drone Uses Piercing Talons to Perch—or Snatch Things

Dec 2, 2021 | Drones

Quadcopters these days are so precious. They take off and hover, taking pictures or whatever, and then land, recharge—and blah. If these drones were birds, they’d be prey. But the Stereotyped Nature-Inspired Aerial Grasper, or SNAG, would be their apex predator. This...

Keeping Track of Rare Mountaintop Plants with Drones

Nov 11, 2021 | Drones, Environment, Featured

When an endangered plant’s favorite place to live is the side of a mountain, keeping track of its numbers typically requires rappelling down cliff faces with specialized gear––no mean feat. Now, a drone-based approach developed by researchers from North Carolina...

Dangerous Drones: Increase in Illegal Drone Flights Causes Grounded Flights, Issues for Firefighters

Nov 4, 2021 | Drones

Flying a drone is one of the easiest, and now cheapest, ways to get a bird’s eye view of almost anything. Yet as more people catch the drone bug, those unmanned aircraft are showing up where they shouldn’t. “Drones can cause major concerns for...

Watch These Autonomous Drones Zip Through The Woods

Oct 28, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Drones

Expert human drone pilots have proven incredibly adept at piloting UAV through complex courses at high speeds which are still unmatched by autonomous systems. But researchers at the University of Zurich and Intel Labs are collaborating to change that, and...

Drone Rescue Plan for Dogs Trapped by La Palma Volcano

Oct 21, 2021 | Drones, Featured

An unprecedented drone operation is being prepared to rescue four dogs stranded for weeks between rivers of red-hot lava streaming from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma. The emaciated dogs are stranded in two empty water tanks in the town of...