Drones

America Breaks Record for Flying Most Killer Drones at the Same Time

Drones that fly for days and kill people from miles away are the future of warfare. But before they can become the present of warfare, we have to be able to able to fly many simultaneously. We’re on our way! At Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, ten weaponized drones flew together—six MQ-9 Reapers…

Tech News Sam Biddle Oct 16

South Korea’s Kamikaze UAV Could Scare the Ojom Out of Kim Jong-un

Kamikaze attacks can utterly devastate an enemy’s morale but come at a steep price—namely, the pilot’s life. But what if there is no pilot? What if it’s just a kamikaze drone aimed straight at the heart of North Korean military targets? South Korea’s aptly named the Devil Killer fits that bill; it’s a portable kamikaze…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 12

This Team of Quadrocopters Can Throw and Catch Better Than You

Remember the team of autonomous quadrocopters that could work cooperatively? Well they’re back and upgraded with the abilty to thrown and catch objects on the fly. You need to watch it to believe it. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-best-use-of-drones-in-the-history-of-drones-5889460 Using an elastic net spread between the three drones, they can toss a ball to themselves or shoot it through…

Tech News Brent Rose Sep 27

Iran’s Homemade War Drone Is in the Air

As the UN convenes to talk peace and love, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard just launched a brand new unmanned drone—the Shahed-129, allegedly capable of spying on a giant chunk of the middle east. And firing missiles, of course. The Shahed—or “Witness”—”is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 1,700-2,000 kilometers… [and] can be equipped with…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 25

Meet the Street Artist Who’s Wanted by the NYPD for Punking the Police with Fake Drone Ads

His name is ‘Essam’ and he’s a 29-year-old art school grad from Maine, who served in Iraq as a “geo-spatial analyst”, and has put up posters like the one above all over New York. It shows drones being used to police regular people in an Orwellian world… with the NYPD logo plastered all over it,…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 24

Drone, Last Seen Flying Over Washington, D.C., Has Gone Missing

A drone went missing last Friday in Washington D.C., and it has not been seen since. Its owner, a one Adam Eidinger, told Salon that he uses the device to take aerial videos of Washington, D.C. Last Friday, Eidinger informed me that he wanted to take a short video of a festival in Adams Morgan,…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Sep 13

This Drone Aircraft Could Save Lives

We generally hear about drone aircraft killing people in war zones. But there’s a reverse side to that narrative—an autonomous copter can drop medicine and supplies to people stranded after a natural disaster even when roads have been demolished. A humanitarian group called Ideate recently tested drones’ viability as a real-world delivery vehicle in one…

Health Brent Rose Sep 7

The Terrifying Reaper That Shoots Hellfire from 50,000 Feet

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is our military’s premiere hunter-killer platform, sniping at targets from 50,000 feet in the sky. Except instead of bullets, it shoots Hellfire missiles. And with its most recent upgrades, the MQ-9 makes other drones look about as effective as Elmer Fudd. The MQ-9 has been developed by General Atomics Aeronautical…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Sep 7

Watching 49 Quadrocopters Fly and Swarm Across the Night Sky Is Pretty Freaky

There’s something unnerving about watching quadrocopters fly and dart around. It gets even creepier when the quadrocopters team up and become a giant swarm, morphing into different shapes like a living organism. So you can imagine what watching 49 quadrocopters littering the sky feels like. It’s like seeing aliens on Earth. The awesome show was…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 5

The President Will Be Able to Order Drone Strikes Against Hurricanes One Day

We are in the middle of hurricane season. Isaac hit the south of the United States last week, inundating acres of land, wreaking homes and disrupting oil and gas production—a stark reminder of the Katrina disaster and yet another warning of catastrophes to come. Now, imagine if the President of the United States had the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 4

The Tacocopters Are Coming, For Real

The Tacocopters are coming. Sure, the original pitch was a clever troll aimed at credulous and impatient fast-food junkies. But the numbers don’t lie – a typical taco weighs less than a pound, and aircraft that can autonomously fly a few dozen ounces of payload to your doorstep are already available for around a thousand…

Tech News Dan Shapiro Sep 2

How to Turn a Drone Into a Vicious Flying Stungun of Doom

See those silver stripes around the circumference of this Parrot AR drone? They’re not there for decoration or style. They’re actually strips of aluminum tape that’s wired into a capacitor from a disposable camera’s flash. Which means that when—not if—this drone bumps into someone, they’re going to get a particularly unpleasant shock as you can…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 30

Apple Has Decided We Can’t Track Killer Drones With Our iPhones

Drones are being used by militaries to quietly attack targets, and little is reported about it because of how little manpower is necessary to carry out such an operation. So an iPhone app like Drones+—which sends you a notification every time a drone strikes—sounds like a good idea as far as government transparency goes. Unfortunately,…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 30

Investigate Your Enemies With Your Own RC Surveillance Drone

Drone surveillance isn’t just for the government any more. The Spy Hawk RC glider, with a camera that streams live footage to the 3.5″ LCD on its controller, lets you be the eye in the sky. The Spy Hawk’s built-in camera is a respectable 3.5 megapixels and not only gives you a first-person, real-time view…

Gadgets Eric Limer Aug 13

Autonomous MIT Plane Turns a Parking Garage Into Its Own Personal Slalom Course

When it comes to flying around indoors, helicopters and their ilk get all the attention. That’s generally because your typical plane is best suited for flying forward fast, not “painstakingly avoiding obstacles.” This drone from MIT is an exception to that rule. Using a pretty standard Intel Atom processor, some on-board sensors, and some sophisticated…

Tech News Eric Limer Aug 11

A Tiny RC Drone You Can Almost Stash In a Pocket

Don’t have $300 to spend on Parrot’s AR Drone that you’ll most likely crash into a wall five minutes after take off? Consider Brando’s minuscule alternative. You’ll be sacrificing onboard video cameras and the ability to pilot it with your iPhone, but you’ll be saving yourself $250. https://gizmodo.com/parrot-ar-drone-2-0-review-your-own-private-predator-5931424 The petite craft comes with a dual…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 10

Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Review: Your Own Private Predator

“Holy shit. I’ve got my own flying drone. I’m basically the CIA and a spaceman all in one civilian package. I’m going to fly a drone, I’m going to get arrested, and I’m going to be a hero.” After pulling one of Parrot’s AR Drones out of the box and experiencing this understandable reaction, you…

Reviews Joel Johnson Aug 8

The Army’s Gigantic 300-Foot Drone Blimp Is Alive Over New Jersey

The LEMV is a robot blimp the size of a football field, designed to spy across an entire battlefield for weeks at a time. It’s also looked like military vaporware—until now, soaring over the Jersey Shore. You won’t believe how huge it is. You might think a blimp—a concept militarized during WWI—is a strange choice…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 8

Air Force Testing Dangerous Drone Lasers Above North Dakota

If you’re planning on flying around Devil’s Lake, ND anytime soon, you might want to check in with the FAA—the government is locking down a big chunk of the sky to fire off eye scorching UAV lasers. The restricted zone will be reserved for drones and drones alone—civilian planes will have to fly at a…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 18

An aquatic robot that devours plastic junk in the ocean

Autonomous drones typically get a bad rap, but a new design by Elie Ahovi actually looks like it could be genuinely helpful. Concerned about rising levels of plastic waste in the oceans, Ahovi put together a design for an underwater drone that can search for and gobble-up ocean garbage. It’s hoped that this device, when…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 17

America Breaks Record for Flying Most Killer Drones at the Same Time

South Korea’s Kamikaze UAV Could Scare the Ojom Out of Kim Jong-un

This Team of Quadrocopters Can Throw and Catch Better Than You

Iran’s Homemade War Drone Is in the Air

Meet the Street Artist Who’s Wanted by the NYPD for Punking the Police with Fake Drone Ads

Drone, Last Seen Flying Over Washington, D.C., Has Gone Missing

This Drone Aircraft Could Save Lives

The Terrifying Reaper That Shoots Hellfire from 50,000 Feet

Watching 49 Quadrocopters Fly and Swarm Across the Night Sky Is Pretty Freaky

The President Will Be Able to Order Drone Strikes Against Hurricanes One Day

The Tacocopters Are Coming, For Real

How to Turn a Drone Into a Vicious Flying Stungun of Doom

Apple Has Decided We Can’t Track Killer Drones With Our iPhones

Investigate Your Enemies With Your Own RC Surveillance Drone

Autonomous MIT Plane Turns a Parking Garage Into Its Own Personal Slalom Course

A Tiny RC Drone You Can Almost Stash In a Pocket

Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Review: Your Own Private Predator

The Army’s Gigantic 300-Foot Drone Blimp Is Alive Over New Jersey

Air Force Testing Dangerous Drone Lasers Above North Dakota

An aquatic robot that devours plastic junk in the ocean

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