Meet the Smellicopter. Smellicopter is a tiny drone developed by scientists at the University of Washington, capable of detecting smells like gas leaks, explosives, or even the survivors of a natural disaster. This amazing, obstacle avoiding UAV doesn’t use a man-made sensor to smell: it uses a moth antenna to …
Read More »DJI Drone Rescue Map Tracks Life-saving Success Stories
Source: DJI Drone giant DJI today launched a new mapping solution to optimize rescue drones. Drone Rescue Map is an online reference that globally tracks events involving life-saving drones. The map has already depicted rescue drones helping more than 400 people in more than 200 emergency situations. “Each entry on …
Read More »TX Military Says Drones Pose Extreme Risk to Rescuers
The Texas Military Department took to Twitter to inform civilian drone operators to keep out of the sky over Hurricane aid efforts. #ALERT: We are seeing civilian drones that pose EXTREME dangers to our rescue pilots and crews in excessive want areas. @FAANews #Harvey #TMDHarvey pic.twitter.com/fq9qrL9duA — Texas Military Dept …
Read More »How the US, France, Germany, Brazil, and New Zealand are Sav…
The US, France, Germany, Brazil and New Zealand are amongst the international locations adopting a life-saving utility for drones this 12 months – as lifeguards at a few of the world’s busiest seashores. It’s an utility that simply is smart. Lifeguards can keep on shore and monitor a big swath …
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