TGI Friday’s much-hyped “Mobile Mistletoe” drones drew first blood in their New York City debut on Dec. 4 at the chain’s beloved Sheepshead Bay location when one of them hit our intrepid photographer right in the face. Continue reading
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QuadCopter Swarm Highlights Dubai’s National Holiday Celebration
This year’s festivities celebrating the Emirate of Dubai’s national holiday climaxed on December 1 with a big event, and one of the highlights of the half-hour show’s grand finale was an aerial display by the Ars Electronica Futurelab’s quadcopter swarm. Continue reading
UAVs to use Hyper-spectral Sensors for Ocean Research
Researchers from Columbia University’s Air-Sea-Ice Physics and Bio geochemistry Experiment (ASIPBEX) will utilize unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to investigate climatological changes present in the Arctic Ocean around Svalbard, Norway.
RPAS in Fiji
FIJI’S first ever licenced heavy duty remotely piloted aircraft operator, Skyward Industries Ltd, has been recognised by the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) for its efforts to provide revolutionary technology in Fiji and the South Pacific. Continue reading
Ikhana to Capture Orion Splashdown for NASA TV
Ikhana, NASA’s remotely piloted, unmanned aircraft system (UAS), will be used December 4 to capture video of the Orion crew module Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) as the module descends through the atmosphere into the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading
Parasitic’ Drones to Suck Pollution from the Air
A group of designers aim to develop ‘parasitic’ drones that perch on neon billboards in Hong Kong and suck up pollution to produce fuel and grow plants. Continue reading
South Africa and Algeria Conclude Aeronautics Research Agreement
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa and the University of Blida in Algeria signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Joint Centre of Excellence (JCoE) in aeronautics research. Continue reading
Drones are being Tested in Fight Against a Tuberculosis Epidemic in Papua New Guinea
Drones have been trialled by Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to combat a centuries-old disease that has crippled communities inone of the most untamed wildernesses on earth.