Construction & Mining
Drones in Geosciences: Going Beyond Aerial Photography
September 19, 2018Over the past decade, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) also known as drones, have become the go-to tools for acquiring spatial data which supports various geoscientific analyses. Even though their most common applications...
News
Audi Flies 850 Intel Drones in Dazzling Show for Electric Car Debut
September 19, 2018German carmaker Audi has introduced its new electric car, the e-tron quattro, in a lavish show using Intel’s Shooting Star drones. 850 drones, precisely tuned to each other, flew a spectacular formation...
News
Russian Researchers Use UAVs to Boost Mobile Networks
September 18, 2018Mathematicians from the RUDN University in Russia have proposed – and simulated – how drones can be used to boost a cellular network. Often, cell (or mobile) networks are subject to blind...
Autonomous
SPACE10 Explores a Driverless Future
September 18, 2018SPACE10 has announced the launch of Spaces on Wheels—their latest Playful Research project, made in collaboration with visual trend lab f°am Studio. This project challenges the conventional uses of a car and explores...
Defense
UK Tests Chemical Detection Drones and Robots
September 18, 2018The UK military has recently trialled a fleet of drones and robots with the capability to examine for chemical agents and biological threats. The £3 million Project Minerva launched in September 2016 involved...