Medicine & TechnologyAside from aerial photography, drones or “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles” can be utilized in conducting bird surveys. Ecologists have accomplished a feasibility study using the said device.
Coming together of the leading drone maker DJI and the world’s largest model aviation organization AMA means new programs for training and public safety.
Facebook showed off plans to bring the Internet to billions of people around the world by way of a solar-powered laser drone this week. The drone, codenamed Aquila, the V-shaped unmanned vehicle has the wingspan of a Boeing 767, but is surprisingly light, weighing less than a small car.
The future of transformer-like technology is here, with a new bat-like robot that can crawl around on all fours, as well as fly away. The DALER, otherwise known as the Deployable Air-Land Exploration Robot, is officially here, and it shares a stunning resemblance to its inspiration—the vampire bat.
The skies of Mars could be teaming with drones one day if NASA's new project manages to make it to the red planet. The proposed Mars Helicopter is currently being developed to help researchers cover more ground with their rovers, and one day it could even help them discover more unique and interesting aspects of Mars that they would have simply missed without it.
The skies of Mars could be teaming with drones one day if NASA's new project manages to make it to the red planet. The proposed Mars Helicopter is currently being developed to help researchers cover more ground with their rovers, and one day it could even help them discover more unique and interesting aspects of Mars that they would have simply missed without it.