Scientists in Germany are developing a drone that can track lost hikers by sound. It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie—but this robot is firmly on the side of good.
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(Next Gov) - The FAA has partnered with the Verizon-owned software company Skyward to experiment with and advance the use of cellular-connected drones.
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(Yahoo News) - NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew over the Red Planet's surface for the eighth time on Monday, zipping 525 feet over uncharted ground....
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(ABC) - In Victoria, Australia, two pilots and an aircraft engineer swapped passenger jets for drones during the pandemic, using the aircraft to spot pest animals on farmland.
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(Stuff) - Syos Aerospace has developed the SA200, a petrol- or diesel-powered unmanned aircraft that can carry payloads up to 200kg.
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(Aviation Today) - One in five aircraft in Canada will be flying with zero emissions by 2040, according to the executive director of the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium.
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(sUAS News) - Sony's invention seeks to enable a virtual noise cancellation barrier through a networked system of drones....
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(eVTOL) - Batteries will be a critical enabling technology for Lilium’s seven-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing jet as they pursue....
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(DroneDJ) - French transport giant Thales and partners Drones-Center and ZenT revealed a successful two-hour test flight using a hydrogen cell.
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