Sep 2, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Climate, Drones, Featured
During hurricanes, flash flooding and other disasters, it can be extremely dangerous to send in first responders, even though people may badly need help. Rescuers already use drones in some cases, but most require individual pilots who fly the unmanned aircraft by...
Aug 26, 2021 | Defense, Drones
The modern battlefield is evolving at light speed. This is why the U.S. Army is implementing a laser weapon system in real-world air defense vehicles, according to an initial report and analysis from Popular Mechanics. Called the DE M-SHORAD, the new weapon was...
Aug 26, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Drones
Walmart says it will start commercializing its delivery service, using contract workers, autonomous vehicles and even drones to deliver other retailers’ products directly to their customers’ homes as fast as just a few hours. The Bentonville,...
Aug 19, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Space
Advances in commercial drone technology are opening up new growth opportunities for the space industry, which has an often underappreciated synergistic relationship with uncrewed aerial vehicles. The fast-evolving market for drones attracted $1.4 billion in venture...
Aug 19, 2021 | Drones, Featured, Oceanography
A quick Google search for “sharks” drums up a sampling of headlines of recent sightings. “Leopard Sharks Return to La Jolla Waters in Droves,” reads one, while another highlights a “cluster of juvenile great white sharks off Pacific Palisades coast.” There’s been a...
Aug 12, 2021 | Climate, Drones, Weather
They look like bright orange sailboats, but nobody will be taking one of these for a joyride. They are hurricane-hunting drones destined to face some of the fiercest storms on the planet, to acquire data about the formation of hurricanes. “This could be...
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