When you think of drone-giant DJI, the words “whale snot” do not usually leap to mind. However, the Chinese UAV manufacturer is teaming up with Ocean Alliance to better study and help whales in Mexico – using snot. The biological mission, known affectionately as Snotbot, deploys drones directly into the mucous spray whales expel as they surface. Researchers can then … [Read more...] about DJI Partners with Whale Researchers
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Could Drones Help (Not Hinder) Wildfire Crews?
While some drones have played the villain in recent media reports covering firefighting efforts, a plan to deploy a fleet of autonomous drones may extinguish concerns and dampen UAV naysayers when it comes to battling blazes. Researchers at Olin College and MIT have joined forces with UAV firm Scientific Systems to develop a vanguard of self-flying UAVS that could gather … [Read more...] about Could Drones Help (Not Hinder) Wildfire Crews?
Patrick Stewart Urges Backers to ‘Make It So’ for Whale Drone Project
“These are the voyages of the Ocean Alliance. Its aquatic mission: to preserve aquatic sealife, to seek out new whale snot, to boldly send drones where no drones have gone before.” OK, so maybe that’s not the precise mission of a marine biological study to analyze whale behavior; but with the help of Sir Patrick Stewart, the non-profit project has injected the celebrity … [Read more...] about Patrick Stewart Urges Backers to ‘Make It So’ for Whale Drone Project
