Wal-Mart eyes drone home deliveries
Wal-Mart is actively looking at the possibility of using drones to make deliveries to US customers, a spokesman said Monday, following the lead of Amazon and other retailers.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 27, 2015
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News tagged with unmanned drone
Complaints, peeping toms and airplane near-misses show drone regulations are needed now
The thing about unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones as they're commonly known, is that they're very useful. They've been put to use for inspecting infrastructure, firefighting, monitoring in disaster areas or for environmental ...
Other
Oct 16, 2015
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World first 'drone-port' planned in Rwanda
It sounds like science fiction: unmanned drones carrying emergency medicine zooming above the rolling hills of Rwanda.
Engineering
Sep 30, 2015
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Ecology on the wing
Drones have been flying over the Ugalla Forest in Western Tanzania. Far from being part of a military operation, these drones are being used to map chimpanzee habitat as part of an international research collaboration.
Engineering
Sep 21, 2015
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Traffic-management website for drones
A pioneering website designed to prevent collisions and crashes among the rapidly growing number of drone aircraft has been developed by the Wright State Research Institute (WSRI).
Engineering
Aug 21, 2015
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Pioneering air traffic management system aims for safer drone air traffic
Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno are now working on a new, low-altitude traffic management system to keep fast-moving flyers safer as they cruise through increasingly crowded skies.
Engineering
Aug 6, 2015
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Gun-firing 'drone' built by US teen under investigation
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it was investigating an online video that shows an alleged home-made "drone" firing a handgun in the Connecticut countryside.
Engineering
Jul 21, 2015
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Drone postal deliveries begin in Switzerland
Wondering where your package is? Look up! Switzerland's postal service said Tuesday it had begun testing parcel deliveries by unmanned drones, although widespread use of the flying postmen is not likely to kick in for another ...
Engineering
Jul 7, 2015
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Amazon sees line-of-sight hurdle to US drone parcel delivery
Amazon insisted Wednesday on a significant change to proposed US drone regulations before it introduces 30-minute Prime Air parcel delivery by unmanned aerial vehicles to its American customers.
Business
Jun 17, 2015
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Scientist created drones that fly autonomously and learn new routes
With the goal of achieving autonomous flight of drones, researcher José MartÃnez Carranza from the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE) in Mexico has developed a vision and learning system ...
Engineering
May 26, 2015
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