Just a few years ago, agricultural drones were expensive, small and difficult to use, limiting their appeal to farmers. No longer.
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New research documents how drones were used to track the temperatures of the Bay Islands anole lizard on the Honduran island of Utila.
Some UFO sightings appear to demonstrate ‘advanced technology’. The Pentagon has confirmed some threaten flight safety, and potentially national security.
Drones could help United Nations peacekeepers save civilians’ lives – but there are obstacles.
Commercial and recreational drones are taking to the air. They’re very noisy, and neighborhoods everywhere could become awfully loud.
Nobody has yet figured out what the rules are for drones or what constitutes ‘good manners’ for drone operators. But there are legitimate reasons a drone might be near your home.
Collecting pollen takes a surprising amount of teamwork.
Get a taste of a drone-enabled future by looking at innovations and explorations from researchers, students and employees at one of the nation’s largest university systems.
Here’s the technology Amazon needs to get right for drone deliveries – and what it will mean for everyone else.
Drones are useful tools for studying and protecting wildlife. But with their growing popularity comes a growing need to make sure they don’t harm the animals they’re trying to observe.
Drones don’t pose much of a risk to traditional aviation. Our research shows that collisions with manned aircraft are far more likely to involve a bird.
Long awaited changes to the regulations on some drone flights in Australia are set to give the industry a shake up.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can keep remote sensors alive and deal with dangerous scenarios.
Drones have a positive role to play on the African continent, from delivering medicines to fighting poaching and even giving visitors to game parks a head-up on where to spot the game.
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Professor, National University of Singapore
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Director of the University of California Center of Excellence on Unmanned Aircraft System Safety, University of California, Merced
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of the Pacific
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Demonstrator (Biosciences), Bournemouth University
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Visiting Professor in Advanced Computer Studies, University of Maryland
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Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer, RMIT University
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Ecologist, Adelaide University
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Director of Technology Policy Program and Research Fellow at Mercatus Center, George Mason University
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Professor of Digital Sound and Interactive Media, Arizona State University
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Bowdoin College
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Professor of Human Factors, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of South Wales
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Ph.D. Candidate in Human Factors, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University