Dogs and drones are teaming up in Switzerland to help find missing people. This week, the Swiss Society for Rescue Dogs (ReDog) announced a partnership with the Swiss Association of Civilian Drones (SVZD) to deploy thermal-imaging drones that will supplement the group’s search-and-rescue missions over unforgiving, mountainous terrain. In any given year, about 3,000 people go … [Read more...] about Drones Will Aid Swiss Rescue Dogs
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Insect-inspired Research May Improve Rescue Drones
Insects may help a renowned Swiss research institute envision ways to improve drone navigation while also saving some lives in the process. Darius Merk, a physics student at École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne has developed an algorithm that could help drones better avoid obstacles and navigate in difficult environments to help reach victims of natural disasters. The … [Read more...] about Insect-inspired Research May Improve Rescue Drones
‘Drones for Good’ Winner Tackles Glacier Rescue
A UAV company internationally recognized for making “Drones for Good” is now partnering with mountain rescue teams to – well -- do some good. Swiss dronemaker Flyability is teaming up with rescue workers at the Zermatt Glacier region in the Swiss Alps to explore inaccessible mountain crevasses as high as 11,000 feet -- demonstrating how drones might be used to find climbers … [Read more...] about ‘Drones for Good’ Winner Tackles Glacier Rescue
Tiny, Biologically Inspired Motion Sensor Can Help Drones Avoid Collisions
(Source: technologyreview.com) A tiny artificial eye inspired by the vision systems of insects could help small flying drones navigate their surroundings well enough to avoid collisions while buzzing around in confined, cluttered spaces—a key step in making these small autonomous flying vehicles practical. An emerging class of very small flying drones has taken off in … [Read more...] about Tiny, Biologically Inspired Motion Sensor Can Help Drones Avoid Collisions
Drone Mail Delivery Begins in Switzerland
The Swiss postal service recently announced that it has started testing the delivery of parcels through unmanned drones. While the program isn’t being implemented nationwide just yet, it shows great signs of progress. The program is expected to be launched full scale in the next five years. The current testing phase is expected to last until July and Swiss postal service … [Read more...] about Drone Mail Delivery Begins in Switzerland
