A college student at Staffordshire University in the UK has designed a disaster relief drone that will set up an emergency communications network. The drone concept was exhibited at the New Designers exhibit in England last month. Luqmaan Patel, the designer of the drone, said that he was inspired by a desire to assist in disaster relief. "This idea came to me when I was … [Read more...] about Student Designs Communications Drone for Disaster Relief
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Microsoft’s Police Car to Include Drones
Reminiscent of KITT from the 1980's TV series "Knight Rider," Microsoft's Advanced Patrol Platform (MAPP) car has it all - drone included. The MAPP car is designed to provide police officers with all of the information that they need in one elegant interface, built into a patrol car and accessible on an officer's mobile device. The list of information available to police … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s Police Car to Include Drones
Video of the Day 6/13/15: Microsoft Wants to Use Drone to Capture Mosquitoes, Prevent Disease Outbreaks
From the Microsoft blog: It starts with a better mosquito trap. Then come the more autonomous drones, the cutting-edge molecular biology and the advanced cloud-based data analysis. And, finally, the big payoff: Project Premonition, a system that aims to detect infectious disease outbreaks before they become widespread, with the goal of preventing major health … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 6/13/15: Microsoft Wants to Use Drone to Capture Mosquitoes, Prevent Disease Outbreaks
