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It’s well known that drones can boldly go where humans cannot. But they rarely look like humans when they do. One exception: The drone “mermaid.” First unveiled back in 2016, “Ocean 1” is a next-generation underwater robot with mechanical “hands” and a high-powered camera inserted into each “eye” that can inspect bridges and coral reefs... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:A rapidly spreading plant and tree fungus on the Hawaiian island of Hilo is responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of precious ʻŌhiʻa trees annually. Researchers at the University of Hawaii, led by geographer Prof. Ryan Perroy, have devised an ingenious method for collecting samples of the fungus to better understand why it spreads. They’re... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:America’s law enforcement agencies are warming to drones – and no state seems to have embraced them more enthusiastically than Wisconsin. The Badger State ranks a close second (57) to California (58) for the number of law enforcement agencies nationwide with drone programs; both states slightly trail Texas, which has 64. But consider the population... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drones offer many technological and logistical advantages over fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, in a variety of settings. but when it comes to transporting freshly harvested human organs, the most important of these advantages are speed and travel time. Hearts and lungs can only survive intact for a few short hours after being extracted from their... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:What does the U.S. public think about the burgeoning drone industry? It depends on who you talk to, according to a research study published earlier this year. The study’s findings, first published in the February 2022 issue of the journal Technology & Society, found that most Americans don’t actually know very much about drones, and... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The United Nations estimates that three million shipwrecks litter the ocean floor. Some of the most sought after vessels are ships thought to contain sunken treasure. Finding them – and extracting their hidden riches – has never been easy. Most of these seafaring expeditions fail in the end. But thanks to a new underwater search... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Many states have witnessed a sharp rise in drone industry development between 2021 and 2022. But no state in the country has made more progress than Louisiana, which saw its national ranking jump from #35 to #18 over the past year, according to the Virginia-based Mercatus Center. Other Deep South states — including Alabama (#40),... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:If you’re looking for a good meal in Australia, you may not have to visit a local restaurant or grocery store. Just place your order online and the delivery company DoorDash will bring it to you – by drone. DoorDash recently contracted with the drone technology firm Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet, which owns Google,... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:A number of major US retailers, including Amazon and Walmart are gearing up for remote package delivery operations using unmanned aerial aircraft in 2023. But thousands of miles away, in Africa, Zipline has been conducting drone-based medical supply delivery operations for years – in impoverished Rwanda, for the past six. And now the Silicon Valley... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Walmart, a pioneer in remote aerial package delivery, has just launched its first drone delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The company began deliveries a week ago at 11 of its store outlets in Dallas and several nearby towns including Garland, Murphy, Richardson and The Colony. It’s the company’s first foray into Texas after... Read More
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