Articles tagged "drones"
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Is This Drone Video of the Costa Concordia Disaster Porn?
It's not the first time a small-fry drone has spun up over the doomed cruise liner. But it's certainly the most stunning.
There Will Be Drone: Using UAVs to Find Oil
It was bound to happen sooner rather than later.
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Iceland Is Droning So Hard Right Now
It's part and parcel of Nordic dominance over small-fry UAV.
We Don't Need More Laws to Regulate Drone Photography
For all the legal questions surrounding the use of drones, the legality of their use for photography and surveillance has the most direct effect on American citizens.
Can Drones Make Us Laugh?
Can an instrument that's been used to make so many people cry entertain? At least one researcher thinks so.
Drones Are Flying Above Rhinos and Elephants, But It's Not Yet Clear They Help
As drones hit the sky in countries such as Nepal, Mozambique, and South Africa, experts are wondering: Will it matter?
The World's Smallest Robot Is a Drone
Its name is RoboBee.
The Biggest Psychedelic Research Group Is Asking the Pentagon to Help Kill PTSD
The question is who would the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies include. Would its prospective Pentagon collaboration be confined to those with boots on the ground, or would it open things up to drone pilots?
Israel Shot Down a Drone Again
Reportedly, the drone was about five miles off the coast of Haifa before it was shot down by a missile launched from an F-16.
Thanks to This Weird New Contest, You, Too, Could Pump Iron with David Patreaus
What a great way for Petraeus to find his way back into the public light.
The New Drone War Is Being Waged Over America
Now even the CEO of Google is worried about drones.
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Video: Drones Over Austin
Passersby waved and smiled before turning their own cameras to face the drone's eye. Police kept close watch, but let it all play out.
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Watch These Drones Swarm-Dance to the 'Harlem Shake'
They say it's not about the meme--it's how you hack it.
How Not to Protest Drone Strikes
The worst way to go about drawing attention to the use of flying robots that end lives is to stage the non-flight of a flying robot that, in theory, saves lives.
Drone Mania Aside, They Probably Won't Ever Build Our Skyscrapers
Drone technology and practical building materials don't add up to robot-built cities.
Who Showed Up to the FAA's Virtual Drone Town Hall?
Roughly 40 Americans, it turns out.
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Are Cats Spies Sent by Aliens? A Deep Examination of One of the Internet's Best Conspiracy Theories
Recent polling shows Americans love their conspiracy theories. They also love cats. This was bound to happen.
Why Does the Navy Need a Giant Robotic Jellyfish?
The Navy's stayed vague about what exactly these aqua-drones will do, but common sense suggests it could be something violent.
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Dragonflies Are Really Good Hunters, Not Drones
Calling the modern dragonfly "nature's drone" is a cute, if timely analogy. Too bad it hits far off the mark.
Drone Alliance, Assemble?
It's not happening--at least not yet. But the prospect of a globe-spanning, 'round-the-clock robo-spy collaboration is very real, and very close.
This Driverless Robo-Taxi May Soon Be on Japan's Roads (and Sidewalks)
It sounds like one of the first commodified public transportation drones.