Technologies that could unleash a generation of lethal weapons systems requiring little or no human interaction are being funded by the Ministry of Defence, according to a new report. The development of autonomous military systems – dubbed “killer robots” by campaigners opposed to them – is deeply contentious. Earlier this …
Read More »Innovation at HI: Demining drones: a mine clearance revoluti…
Humanity & Inclusion, in conjunction with new technology companies, will start testing landmine detection drones in northern Chad in February 2019. Drones, which can map areas for mines, detect mines, and detonate these mines remotely have the potential to revolutionize landmine clearance operations. If successful, drones would help target mine …
Read More »Niger turns to drones to protect precious wildlife
Niger is turning to drone technology to help protect a Saharan antelope and other endangered species in Africa’s largest terrestrial park. The Termit and Tin Toumma reserve in the southeast of the West African desert state is at threat from poaching, deforestation, over-grazing and armed conflict. French conservation group Noe …
Read More »Arone – The startup revolutionising delivery via drones in N…
Emmanuel Ezenwere is the founder of Arone, a Nigerian startup that is changing the personalised drone delivery system in Nigeria, particularly in the area of healthcare. Ezenwere conceived the idea for Arone once he visited Lagos and met Temie Giwa-Tubosun, the founder of Life Bank, a startup working to improve …
Read More »Smart Trash Cans, Sewer Drones, & More Resilient Cities With…
October 27th, 2018 by Hannah Glenn Cleantech projects through the Startup In Residence (STIR) program trigger images of a borderline science-fiction world. Except, they’re a lot less creepy and far more useful. Imagine cities where drones roam the sewers in search of outdated pipelines to …
Read More »Drones deployed to archive sacred Indigenous areas and cultu…
Posted October 24, 2018 13:01:35 Related Story: The ‘mean and ugly’ mermaids of Arnhem Land are unlike any other legend Related Story: Did Aboriginal and Asian people trade before European settlement in Darwin? Lianna Brown longs to see the stretch of riverbed where her grandmother was born. The Kalkarindji woman …
Read More »Peculiarities of Trade in China: Drones, Robots, ‘Contactles…
BEIJING (Sputnik) – When ordering goods online, residents of China do not have to wait long for the postman to bring them their goods, even if they live in the mountains, since the package will be delivered to them in less than a day by a drone, which is assisted …
Read More »SqwaQ Selects Sierra Wireless to Take Drones Beyond Borders
Next generation drone comm-link delivers nationwide range and collision warning DALLAS (PRWEB) October 23, 2018 Big names in telecommunications have been quietly partnering with a hardware enabled network services startup called SqwaQ. Its patented technology promises to transition the drone industry not just beyond line-of-sight, but beyond city, county and …
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