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Advances in technology mean drones can be controlled from far away using cameras on board, or even programmed to navigate their own way to targets, and back again.

London drone attack lays bare airport vulnerabilities

The nightmare at Gatwick was finally brought under control on Friday.

22 Dec 2018 3:48 PM

Can people look forward to travelling in planes that are almost silent and emit no air pollution? (Representational Image)

Experimental plane flies silently, may lead to quiet drones

With neither propellers nor jets, the airplane gets its thrust by applying a strong electric field to the air.

22 Nov 2018 11:00 AM

The aircraft, called Version 2 EAD Airframe, or V2, weighs only 5.4 pounds (2.45 kg) with a wingspan of 16-1/2 feet (5 meters).

Plane with absolutely no moving parts takes flight

MIT engineers described successful flight tests at an indoor campus gymnasium of the unmanned airplane.

22 Nov 2018 10:05 AM

The machine, which can carry up to 100 kg (220 lbs), could shave hours off trips in cities like the capital, Manila, crippled by chronic traffic problems. (Photo: Pixabay)

Philippine inventor seeks to cut travel times with passenger drone

Former dancer and camera operator Kyxz Mendiola flew and hovered for a few minutes in a single-passenger contraption.

27 Sep 2018 7:52 AM

Wildflower International’s CEO Kimberly deCastro sees the future of information technology taking off to the skies. (Representational image/ Pixabay photo)

Companies taking the future of IT services to the skies

Two New Mexico companies are hoping to use solar-powered, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

24 Sep 2018 8:37 AM

India's new drone regulations are set to change the landscape of the real estate sector from December, as the 3-D mapping of properties will not just become powerful tool for marketing but will further boost transparency and accountability, industry experts say.

Property mapping via drones to boost transparency: Realty experts

The commercial use of drones under the recently announced DGCA norms has been made legal from December 1.

09 Sep 2018 12:00 PM

The team developed the herding algorithm on the basis of macroscopic properties of the flocking model and the response of the flock.

Robotic drones can herd birds away from airspaces

Researchers investigated the problem of diverting a flock of birds away from a prescribed area, using a robotic unmanned aerial vehicle.

02 Sep 2018 2:44 PM

Developers of the new agricultural drone say it offers high-tech relief for rural communities.

Drones provide high-tech assistance to Japan's ageing farmers

Developers and farmers have been testing a new drone that can hover above paddy fields and perform backbreaking tasks.

24 Aug 2018 8:08 AM

Robotics expert on the Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne, EPFL team, Matteo Macchini, right, displays the fly controls in a virtual reality scenario as he controls the flight of a drone in foreground, while observed by a fellow member of the team, July 23, 2018, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Scientists, engineers and robotics experts at the Swiss university have teamed up to develop a jacket that allows hands-free, torso-controlled flying of drones. (Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne via AP) MANDATORY DREDIT

Ditch the joystick? Swiss develop jacket that pilots drones

Scientists, engineers and robotics experts at a Swiss university have developed a jacket that allows users to fly drones hands-free.

03 Aug 2018 8:55 AM

The UK has also imposed other rules for drone flying including restricting height of consumer drone flights to 400 feet and ban near airports. (Photo: Pixabay)

UK to ban drone flying by underage users

The United Kingdom has proposed a legislation that would put a ban on drone flying by underage users.

28 Jul 2018 8:52 PM

Drones can be public and security hazards, too. One flying in the vicinity of an airport and hitting an aircraft would cause a tragedy. Already many narrow misses have been reported from all over the world.

Gadget watch: Be secure in the drone age

Some will use drones to pursue their nefarious interests. Regulation is therefore a must and we must do it before events overtake us.

12 Jun 2018 6:11 AM

Lucknow's Milind Raj was out for his usual morning walk last month when he heard an animal whimper. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lucknow man sees puppy stuck in drain, builds drone to save it

The 27-year-old managed find the pup trapped inside a filthy drain in the middle of the road.

03 May 2018 6:50 PM

Over the next few months, Intel’s Falcon 8+ drones will capture aerial photography of the walls to obtain high-definition 3-D images, helping teams gauge the Great Wall’s current condition.

Intel’s Drone, AI Tech to help restore China’s Great Wall

The Great Wall’s Jiankou section is among its most famous stretches.

28 Apr 2018 9:25 AM

Aryaman Verma built a Quadcopter. (Photo: ANI)

India Book of Records registers youngest drone developer

Aryaman Verma built a Quadcopter which is capable of flying up to 70 feet high.

14 Apr 2018 11:03 AM

The military said in a statement late Tuesday that the drone violated Pakistan's airspace and was spying when it was shot down in the village of Chirikot along the Line of Control in Kashmir. (Photo: File/ Representational)

Pakistan army says it shot down Indian ‘spy drone’ near Kashmir

Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and both claim the region in its entirety.

07 Mar 2018 10:39 AM

Though it wasn’t as bad as 2016, but even the holiday season couldn’t boost sales while wrapping up the fourth quarter last year.

GoPro records a ‘bad’ fourth quarter

The company has been undergoing a rough patch as it recently cancelled the Karma drone and also lay off many of its employees.

03 Feb 2018 4:51 PM

Union Minister Jayant Sinha. (Photo: PTI)

Drone regulations likely to be out in 2 months: Sinha

Aviation regulator DGCA had in Oct 2014 restricted use of drones and unmanned aircraft system by civilians.

15 Dec 2017 3:24 PM

Heron UAVs, operated by the Army, Navy and the Air Force, were first deployed in 2000 on the recommendations of the Kargil Review Committee. (Representational image)

China accessed drone tech from downed Indian UAV?

Made by the frontline Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI), the Heron is its most advanced drone.

14 Dec 2017 1:08 AM

The FAA estimates that 2.3 million drones will be bought for recreational use this year, and the number is expected to rise in coming years. (Photo: Pixabay)

Drone flying when drunk is now a crime: US State

US state New Jersey’s lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that would bar people from operating drones while drunk.

08 Dec 2017 11:14 AM

Old, meet new: Drones, high-tech camera revamp archaeology

Casana and his Dartmouth College colleague Chad Hill are using a drone equipped with a thermal imaging camera and mapping instruments.

26 Nov 2017 8:42 AM

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