The popularity of drones has grown rapidly over the last 12 months and now there is a contest where pilots can test their piloting skills while flying around an obstacle course at speeds of 60 mph (100 kph). BBC Click's Marc Cieslak finds out more. … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 4/14/15: The Aerial Grand Prix
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Green Brain Project Uses Digital Bee Brain to Fly a Drone
from BBC The part of a bee's brain that allows it to see has been recreated by scientists in a computer simulation and connected to a drone - not of the bee variety, but an unmanned aerial vehicle. The simulation, which is currently a simplification of a real bee brain, allows researchers to perform the same experiments that have been done on real bees. The … [Read more...] about Green Brain Project Uses Digital Bee Brain to Fly a Drone
Paris Drone Flights Escalate French Concerns
Updated March 3,2015: al Jazeera reporter Tristan Redman, who was arrested in connection with the drone flights and plead guilty, has been fined €1,000 and his drone has been confiscated by Parisian court. (source: The Guardian) In a city already jarred by last month’s terrorist attack at the headquarters of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, the sighting of drones over Paris … [Read more...] about Paris Drone Flights Escalate French Concerns
Brain Controlled Drone Shown Off in Lisbon
(Source: BBC) Technology that allows a drone to be piloted from the ground using only a person's brainwaves has been demonstrated in Portugal. The company behind the development, Tekever, said the technology could in the short term be used to enable people with restricted movement to control aircraft. Longer term the firm said piloting of larger jets, such as cargo … [Read more...] about Brain Controlled Drone Shown Off in Lisbon
Drone Waiters to Plug Singapore’s Service Staff Gap
(Source: BBC) In Singapore food is a national obsession. But finding enough people to bring the food to diners is increasingly becoming a problem. One company thinks it has come up with a solution - flying robot waiters. They are sturdy, reliable, and promise never to call in sick at the last minute. Infinium Robotics' drones, due to be introduced at a local … [Read more...] about Drone Waiters to Plug Singapore’s Service Staff Gap
