[Drone voice]: Go home! Photo: John Nacion/NurPhoto via Getty Images In late January, a viral video from China showed people who’d wandered outside in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak getting scolded by a disembodied voice from a drone flying overhead. Last month, similar campaigns began in France, where …
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Image copyright Lake Kivu Challenge Image caption Rwanda is an attractive market for drone companies Death comes fast, says Temie Giwa-Tubosun, as we sit in the scorching sunshine of Rwanda’s capital Kigali. She’s talking about post-partum haemorrhage – women bleeding after childbirth. “I’m always amazed that more attention isn’t paid …
Read More »In Pune’s outskirts, drones keep close watch for lockdown vi…
By: Express News Service | Pune | Published: April 4, 2020 11:21:53 pm Pune Rural Superintendent of Police Sandip Patil said currently, six drones are keeping a watch on Nanded city, Wagholi, Lonavala, areas of Haveli taluka, Paud area as well as Baramati town. (Representational Image) Drone surveillance of crowded …
Read More »ROP using drones to ensure people maintain social distancing
Muscat: Teams deployed by the Royal Oman Police are piloting drones that can provide them a wider view of public areas in Muscat, helping them ensure people maintain social distancing to avoid the spread of COVID-19. A statement from the Royal Oman Police said, “The Royal Oman Police uses the …
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Image copyright XAG Image caption An XAG drone flown over a children’s play park in China A group of drone experts is calling on the UK government to relax regulations on chemical spraying from the air during the coronavirus pandemic. It wants to train drone pilots from the emergency services …
Read More »Heat sensing drones on the prowl, even at night
The police’s Drone Unit of the Air Operation Team (PGU), together with the military, are now extensively using drones to control and monitor public movement during the movement control order (MCO), being enforced until April 14. Previously, the use of drones was only during the day, but it has been …
Read More »Pandemic Drones That Can Detect Fever Will Take to the Sky
Drones are being increasingly called into action during the COVID-19 crisis, primarily as surveillance tools and mobile speakers to remind people about the importance of lockdown. But there are other use-cases for drones, too. Last month, Digital Trends wrote about how Draganfly, one of the longest-serving commercial drone companies, was …
Read More »Robots and drones can help curb the coronavirus pandemic
Can robots provide an effective method to combat the COVID-19 pandemic? A team of robotic leaders, including Henrik Christensen, the director of UC San Diego’s Contextual Robotics Institute, believes that healthcare systems can use robots for a variety of purposes. In a new editorial, published in the journal Scientific Reports, …
Read More »Spanish Police Use Drones to Urge Citizens to Stay Indoors :…
Mar 24, 2020 08:48 PM EDT While other countries use more conventional means to keep people in their homes, the Spanish Police use drones to yell at stubborn people who stay outside despite risks of infection from the coronavirus. Some Spanish citizens seem to ignore the health risk or danger, …
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Drones Force To Launch SkyListing App Providing Real Estate Companies With One-Touch Drone Photography and Video – EIN News Trusted News Since 1995 A service for global professionals · Tuesday, March 24, 2020 · 512,863,431 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools Press Releases Events …
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