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History in the making: First drone delivery of an AED Published 12:10 am Thursday, May 16, 2024 The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office demonstrates an AED delivery by drone in Clemmons on May 8. – Submitted CLEMMONS — History was made in Forsyth County last week with the first drone delivery of an …

Israel’s use of artificial intelligence to help its forces select targets for air strikes worries A.I. skeptics and human-rights advocates. A targeting A.I. is only as smart as the people who trained it—and those people are prone to dropping bombs in the wrong places, these experts warned. All that is …

It’s not often that a weapons system inspires a hit viral folk song, especially one with lyrics that talk of destroying ‘inventory’ and ‘Russian tankmen hiding in the bushes’, but then it is hard to underestimate the appeal of the Bayraktar TB-2. For ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, …

A boy is struggling in the sea. Waves wash over his head again and again, as he flails in the water. But suddenly, a bright yellow life jacket drops down next to him, seemingly from out of nowhere. He manages to grab it, clinging on until lifeguards arrive and pull …

We need to place some matters into context before we begin. During 2020, South Africans bought fewer than 200 vehicles boasting alternative power, be it electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, etc. Keep that number in mind. Toyota recently unveiled the Corolla Cross which is produced at its KZN plant. It’s a …

In a project led by Arva Intelligence, Berkeley Lab scientists will monitor carbon emissions and other indicators at five commercial farms in California and Arkansas. (Credit: Jay McEntire/Arva Intelligence) Farmers have enough worries – between bad weather, rising costs, and shifting market demands – without having to stress about the …

Mike Campigotto envisions a day when an autonomous drone can wake up underground, fly a pre-determined route recording the specs of a stope, return to its docking station, and upload the data to a server – all before the mine supervisor has had their morning coffee. It’s not as far …

Michigan Technical University’s water scooter can’t run autonomously yet, but once it collects enough data, it should be able to navigate itself through rough seas with ease. Michigan Technical University Autonomous cars may be getting most of the ink these days, but autonomous boats are totally a thing too, and …

2018 Government Innovation Awards USAID is making medical deliveries via drone a reality The last leg of the supply chain is often the trickiest, especially in rural areas where infrastructure is not as mature and bad weather can leave areas inaccessible by ground vehicles. Drones can help solve that logistics …