Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, the New York University, and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a gaze-driven method of controlling unmanned aerial vehicles. The deep learning system uses NVIDIA GPUs to facilitate […]
Lockheed Martin, the Drone Racing League and NVIDIA have partnered to design a challenge called AlphaPilot – which calls for the creation of artificial intelligence technology that allows autonomous drones to out-race human-piloted drones. “Put […]
The country of Colombia is currently using ten remote-controlled drones designed to track and destroy coca – the crop used in cocaine production. The drones, each weighing 23kg (51lb), carry payloads of glyphosate – a […]
Engineers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed a flexible quadcopter drone. Unlike other drones which are based on the principles of origami, these quadcopters were also inspired by the […]
According to a May 2018 report by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College, approximately 910 state and local police, sheriff, fire, and emergency service agencies in the U.S. have acquired […]
A number of companies are currently working to develop a laser-light-based electric recharging system for drones under a two-year, $2.2 million contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Silent Falcon – which makes […]
The Marine Remote Sensing Group at the University of the Aegean, Department of Marine Sciences, in Greece recently conducted a successful experiment using drones to detect plastic waste in the Sea of Lesvos. The project […]
Middle Tennessee State University launched an institute focused on interdisciplinary research and public-private collaborations using big data. The Data Science Institute, currently led by Charlie Apigian, a professor of information systems and analytics in MTSU’s […]
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Vanuatu and UNICEF have issued a request for tender inviting drone companies to bid on a contract to provide the logistical services to deliver vaccines via drones […]
Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded a $1.25 million grant by the United States Office of Naval Research (ONR) to research the support of autonomous unmanned marine vehicle platforms […]
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