from gigaom.com In an emergency, a mobile phone can be the device that saves you, even if you aren’t able to make a call. A drone developed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne can pinpoint the location of a mobile phone by picking up its Wi-Fi signal. The drone, which was first reported by Robohub, can pick out the location of an individual phone … [Read more...] about Drone Can Find Lost people by Picking Up Phone Signals
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Drones Could Be Construction Crew of the Future
from Business Insider Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, have developed cool drones that can weave cord into rope bridges, reports New Scientist's Hal Hodson. Each quadcopter drone is equipped with a spool of strong plastic cable that runs out behind it as it flies. One end of the cable can be secured by making several turns … [Read more...] about Drones Could Be Construction Crew of the Future