CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — With bow season starting this weekend and firearms soon after, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding people to not use drones in any capacity while hunting. Owner of Hunter’s Haven in Champaign, Cole Thompson, said that drones jeopardize the sports. “You can fly them …
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Army researchers are working with the University of Illinois Chicago on unmanned technology for recharging drone swarms. The university has been awarded a four-year, $8 million cooperative agreement “to develop foundational science in two critical propulsion and power technology areas for powering future families of unmanned aircraft systems,” according to …
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Illinois Extension Forestry Research Technician Kevin Rohling prepares to launch the drone for a test run as part of a research project using aerial photography to survey forests for invasive plant species. (Photo courtesy of University of Illinois Extension) The forests of Southern Illinois have a new friend in the …
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