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Flying drones has become a popular pastime in NZ, especially since the Great Lockdown of 2020. Drone popularity increased in this time since it allowed many to experience the outside world while not actually going outside and making contact with people. Hobby drone enthusiasts were also able to enjoy remote …

By far, the most common use of drones is aerial photography, but as the capabilities of commercial drones have advanced, the applications have become more sophisticated, from 3D mapping to plant inspections. “We use drones to solve problems and create efficiencies,” says Steve Schleicher, partner and vice president of business …

A photo of Undergraduate Centre (Otakaari 1) taken by a drone. A drone has sensors that provide information about its movements. Credit: Aalto University In Jouko Kinnari’s doctoral dissertation, the location of a drone can be determined using map data and sensors. When Jouko Kinnari started his doctoral dissertation while …

VICTORIA — A group of B.C.-based aviation experts has announced its plans to make vertical flying passenger drone technology a reality. On Wednesday, the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM) spoke at a press conference on how it is planning to change the aviation industry as we know it. “It’s …

Ring’s Always Home Cam is an indoor security camera drone. Ring Ring on Thursday introduced a new product to its growing roster of smart home devices — the Ring Always Home Cam. Unlike the Amazon company’s other security cameras, the Always Home Cam is a flying camera drone that docks …

By Leo KelionTechnology desk editor image copyrightAmazon image captionThe Always Home Cam keeps its rotor blades inside a cage, which could help protect pets Amazon’s smart home security division Ring has unveiled a flying camera that launches if sensors detect a potential home break-in. It is designed to only activate …

Drones, personal flying vehicles and air taxis may be part of our everyday life in the very near future. Drones and air taxis will create new means of mobility and transport routes. Drones will be used for surveillance, delivery and in the construction sector as it moves towards automation. The …

Flying to work, anyone? A drone big enough to carry human passengers was demonstrated in Guangzhou, China this week, and company behind it, eHang, hopes it will eventually work like the flying taxis promised by science fiction. According ot the company’s site, the eHang 216 has a top speed of 80 miles …

The electric air taxi business—spurred along for years by Uber’s Elevate initiative and also known as flying cars—is flying into a cloudy unknown: The murky pall of the Covid-19 pandemic and its related, brutal economic downturn. Given how plummeting revenues and homebound consumers have gut punched the established airline and …

If it weren’t for the racket from a helicopter landing on the roof, the complex of heavily modified and interconnected cargo containers in a corner of Burlington International Airport would be a great place to hang out. The structure has a sleek wood-lined lounge, two cozy bedrooms, and a view …