A researcher at the University of Texas at Dallas has developed a new wireless technology for recharging drones in flight using electromagnetic waves. Dr Ifana Mahbub, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, has received a grant from the US Defense Advanced Research …
Read More »Insitu announces high seas, long endurance Integrator VTOL U…
Insitu, A Boeing Company, announced its Integrator Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland. Integrator VTOL launches vertically on ships or land without sacrificing payload capacity or endurance. The system retains the performance of fixed-wing aircraft, providing the same long …
Read More »How long did it take Snap to give up on its selfie drone?
Things have been canceled faster in Silicon Valley, but still, four months isn’t a very long lifespan for new tech. Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel reportedly announced to employees in a Q&A this week that the company is henceforth halting further development of its selfie drone Pixy. Designed to take …
Read More »Where’s wallaby? Drone sweeps Long Bay Regional Park in sear…
Skippy, where the bloody hell are ya? Not at Auckland’s Long Bay Regional Park, apparently. A suspected wallaby has kept Auckland Council busy since a park volunteer claimed to have spotted it in April. But trail cameras and a wallaby detector dog named Lotte have been unsuccessful in detecting the …
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