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Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Cindy Starr The Arctic is getting greener…and that is a very bad thing.  Contrary to what you may have remembered from your grade school days, the Arctic is not the barren wasteland of ice that you may envision.  The Arctic is a rich environment where …

From The Chinese News Service The country of China is deploying drones and unmanned robots to disinfect hospitals and public space,  enforce quarantine restrictions and deliver medicines in their efforts to stem the tide of this growing epidemic, as the world braces for what is edging toward a global pandemic  …

The second test of the Big Drone seen in Vrsar, Croatia on February 07, 2020. Built to promote its Drone Champions drone racing video game, this drone is shown flying being controlled on the ground by a controller in the video below.  This is a full-sized drone, called the “big …

Who has not dreamed of their own personal flying machine?  GoFly is ready to make it happen. In the spirit of contests spurring innovation and problem solving,  the organization GoFly is offering  a total of $2,000,000 purse over the course 24-month competition – and they are scheduled to award the …

This is a stunning drones for good story – yet another example of drones saving lives.  Drones are undeniably an incomparable tool for search and rescue missions.  Not only can they cover maximum area quickly, when equipped with thermal imaging payloads drones can continue a search through the nighttime hours. …

courtesy of India Flying Labs WeRobotics recently launched a workshop in Nagaland, a state in India, to teach the Office of State Disaster Management Authority how to plan and pilot data-driven drone missions. The group is a “team of entrepreneurs, drone adventurers and humanitarians bringing robotics technology to communities for social good.” …

kennethaw88 / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) A Michigan county’s attempt to ban drone flights in its public parks crashed and burned last week after a judge ruled the ordinance flew in the face of state law. Flint-area circuit court Judge Joseph Farah granted an injunction to prohibit enforcement of the ban …

French drone manufacturer Parrot has been selected by the Swiss Armed Forces to develop and supply micro-drones as part of the Swiss Mini UAV Program (Swiss MUAS). Parrot successfully won the contract against several commercial UAV suppliers. Last year, the French manufacturer was chosen by the DoD for the U.S …

DroneLife caught up with Marcus Frommer a spokeperson from Honda at CES and talked about the very handsome little roadster that you see pictured. We were discussing Honda’s approach to autonomous cars including a level 5 concept car that they brought to CES.  One difference from the other concept cars …

The Computer Electronics Show (CES) is the home for many things technology from Drones to Sex Toys to cars.  We had the opportunity to see several concept car from Mercedes Benz that we wanted to share what we learned from our readers. First of all the show is huge with …