Can Drones Be Good?
It was a cool day in Dallas last November, when a small quadcopter lifted itself off the ground of an American Airlines…
Miami Beach Cops Use Tethered Blimp for Surveillance to Get Around Drone Ban
The state of Florida passed a law in 2015 banning the use of drones to monitor citizens from the air. But police in…
U.S. Border Patrol Flew More Drone Missions Last Year Than Ever Before
According to a new report, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) broke a record last year by flying more drone…
This Spherical Rescue Drone Is Straight Out of Star Wars
Flying drones inside burning buildings while looking for disaster survivors is incredibly hard, but it's also one of…
Forget Hot Air: Disney Parade Floats Could Soon Fly Under Drone Power
The Disney theme park empire is always working to stay on the cutting edge of spectacle tech, and judging by some…
The Show That Warned Us Enemy of the State Was a Documentary
"PFFFFTTTTTT! WE ALREADY KNEW THAT!" was a common response from some people when last summer's Snowden leaks revealed…
The UN Will Debate the Ethics of Killer Robots This Week
This week the United Nations will debate the role of so-called "killer robots" on the battlefield — so called, because…
This 1924 Illustration Nails the Real Future of Drone Warfare
It's no secret that military drones predate the 21st century. But it's still amazing to see illustrations of unmanned…
Marilyn Monroe Assembled Drones During World War II
It seems every six months or so these photos of Marilyn Monroe from World War II make the rounds on the good ol'…
Tacocopter could be the unmanned future of food delivery
Is this the death knell of the delivery guy? A group of aspiring to start delivering tacos via unmanned drone straight…
Unmanned Global Observer Aims to Make Satellites Obsolete
The massive unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV) Global Observer is testing beautifully at the moment, and could one day…
Pentagon's New "Suburb Warrior" UAVs Promise to Try to Kill Slightly Fewer Civilians
The Pentagon's current crop of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are insanely powerful—the "Hellfire" is so named for a…
RC Helicopter Modded 45 Caliber Handgun Will Probably End In Disaster
This modded Bergen Gasser EB remote-controlled helicopter has a handgun on its nose. Yes. A handgun. And as you can see…
Unmanned Helicopter Flies Low, Dodges Obstacles With 3D Laser Camera
Click to viewEngineers at Carnegie Mellon University have paired a 3D laser camera system, capable of mapping out…
Armchair UAV Pilots Striking Afghanistan in Las Vegas, Taco Bell Fueled Comfort
We all know about how the military is utilizing UAV's in an ever increasing amount of missions. And why not? Unmanned…
Curly-Winged UAV Will Leech From Power Lines, Fly Forever
The next version of the DevilRay unmanned aerial vehicle will feature the ability to dock to and recharge from power…
Plasma Thruster Powered, Cigarette Sized, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Take to the Skies
Cigarette-sized unmanned aircraft, utilizing plasma thrusters for power, may sound like something out of the pits of…
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