from popularmechanics.com Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have a big problem: their limited battery power. But researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory are developing a way to extend the range by having drones act like birds. If a drone can land on a power line, the thinking goes, then it can exploit the electricity running through … [Read more...] about Drone on a Wire
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New Anti-Hacking Drone Software
One of the largest concerns in the great debate about drones is the security. Case and point, Samy Kamkar's Skyjack software, which made a ruckus when it hit the internet last December. Skyjack is a simple software program specifically designed to gain control of a drone while in flight. The software scans for wireless signals associated with active drones within the vicinity … [Read more...] about New Anti-Hacking Drone Software
