News tagged with drone
FAA probing News Corp.'s use of drones
(AP) -- With the newsgathering techniques of its sister publications in Britain under fire, News Corp. is facing a probe into the use of drones by its U.S.-based digital publication, The Daily.
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Hacker drone launches airborne cyber attacks
Computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft Friday capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb.
Aug 06, 2011 |
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Japanese inventor develops flying sphere drone
A Japanese defence researcher has invented a spherical observation drone that can fly down narrow alleys, hover on the spot, take off vertically and bounce along the ground.
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Cesar Herada designs oil sucking drones to help clean the seas after a spill
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oil spills represent a significant danger to the oceans of the world. Many of us watched the DeepWater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico and wished that there was a simple way to clean ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Review: iPhone-controlled drone fun but expensive
(AP) -- You can pretty much do anything with your iPhone these days - control your digital video recorder from afar, unlock your car, and now, fly a drone.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Turkey unveils its own drone plane for first time
(AP) -- Turkey on Friday unveiled its first drone airplane, a surveillance craft able to fly for 24-hour stretches over the rugged mountains where Kurdish rebels are waging a deadly insurgency.
Jul 16, 2010 |
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If only a robot could be more like a cockroach
Studies have indicated that insects rely on their brains to respond to what they feel and see. But for the first time, researchers have shown a direct link between neurons at the center of an insect brain ...
May 06, 2010 |
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Unmanned U.S. frigates to stalk submarines (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the U.S. the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is planning to introduce unmanned frigates for long missions shadowing diesel-electric submarines.
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Mini drone and iPhone take video games to real world
Drones have become synonymous with US military strikes in hotspots like Afghanistan. But now a French firm has built a mini version piloted by an iPhone that brings video games to the streets.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 17, 2010 |
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Pentagon plays down security breach with US drones
A day after the Pentagon acknowledged that Iraqi militants had used cheap software to intercept US drone feeds, a new report on Friday said senior military officials had dismissed that risk in 2004.
Dec 18, 2009 |
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US fixed drones hacked by Iraqi insurgents: Pentagon
The US military has fixed a problem that allowed Iraqi militants to use cheap software to intercept the video feeds of US-operated drones, a defense official said on Thursday.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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A drone for security and safety (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed a small robotic drone capable of helping save lives in emergency situations or preventing terrorist attacks in urban areas.
May 29, 2009 |
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Improved sensor technology could someday keep tabs on terrorists by remote control
Scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology are designing a new kind of optical sensor to fly in unmanned air vehicles, or surveillance drones, tracking suspects on foot or traveling in vehicles identified as a threat.
Feb 12, 2009 |
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