For Vancouver residents like Conner Galway, drones buzzing around are becoming a common occurrence. On Sunday August 17th, Galway noticed a drone flying in close proximity to his Vancouver high rise. After the drone did not leave the area for 45 minutes, Galway finally called the police and began filming the drone. Since May, Vancouver police reported nine other complaints … [Read more...] about Mysterious Drone Flying Around Vancouver Highrise Caught on Video
Drone Pilot Arrested in Netherlands
On Saturday night a man from the Netherlands was arrested for flying his drone equipped with a video recorder over the 35th International Fireworks Festival in Scheveningen. The 45-year-old drone hobbyist violated Control of Model Aircraft laws when he illegally flew his drone both after dark and over a crowd. As a result, he was taken into custody where he was questioned … [Read more...] about Drone Pilot Arrested in Netherlands
Nanobot Developments Could Advance Autonomous Drones
Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is working diligently to advance the future of flash mobs. Well, robotic flash mobs, that is. SEAS researchers have created a fleet of kilobots, which has grown from 25 to over 1000 since 2011 when they were first revealed. So what are these things exactly? And what do they mean for the future? These kilobots, … [Read more...] about Nanobot Developments Could Advance Autonomous Drones
Talking Trash and Breaking Drones
Nothing makes a party like destroying someone else’s property…right? We’ve seen it before; people get excited, cars get flipped and now we’re seeing it again, but this time--from a bird’s eye view. Consumer drones mounted with video cameras are becoming more popular to record footage of events like concerts, protests, or sporting celebrations. With the increased drone … [Read more...] about Talking Trash and Breaking Drones
Looking At The Past Through The Eyes Of The Future
In an archaeologist’s world, a physical step in the wrong direction could change history. Preserving and recording the findings from a dig site is a tricky business, as the integrity of many archeological ruins have been jeopardized by humans and environmental factors over the years. Due to the risks that come with using traditional preservation methods, more archaeologists … [Read more...] about Looking At The Past Through The Eyes Of The Future
