Will the time be coming when machines can overtake us? The University of Zurich has developed a new algorithm that exceeded the capacity of two experienced pilots in drone flight. A quadrotor that flies autonomously, managed to beat the flight … Read More
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Chernobyl researchers used a UAV to track nuclear waste.
A mission was carried out at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with the aim of determining whether there was nuclear waste in reactor 5. At the time of the disaster, there was no record of whether the Reactor Five storage … Read More
New research: drones could be the best tool to fight wildfires
Forest fires are devastating, and the smoke from the fires spreads rapidly, causing poisoning and evicting more people from their homes, not to mention the damage to the forests and the biodiversity that inhabits them. Drones have been helping to … Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration successfully completed phase 2 testing for Unmanned Traffic Management.
New York UAS Test Site Completes Advanced Drone Operations for FAA Drone Integration Program. As a final step in the recent Phase 2 testing of Unmanned Traffic Management two demonstrations were recently held. Participants included local and state elected officials, … Read More
Meet the 5 drones that the United States government will use starting this year
In the wake of federal agencies being banned from buying drones made in China, the Defence Department announced five drone companies approved for use. They have just completed a program designed to find drones that are most useful. Although the … Read More
Norhan Bayomi uses drones to investigate how buildings increase the damage of climate change to people.
Norhan Magdy Bayomi, observed during the development of her thesis the impact of climate change in her local community (Cairo). Residents of the low-income neighborhood she was studying lived in small, poorly insulated, and ill-equipped apartments to cope with the … Read More