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Singapore Researchers Build Maple Seed Drone with Record 26-Minute Flight
SUTD’s maple seed-inspired monocopter achieves a record 26-minute flight with a single rotor. Lightweight, efficient, and simple, it offers promising uses in environmental monitoring and research. The project reflects a 10-year journey from large endurance drones to compact, power-efficient designs.
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Vivo Patents Smartphone With Detachable Drone-Like Flying Camera Module
Vivo has filed a patent for a detachable camera module that flies in the air with the help of four propellers. This camera module is so small, that it slides into the smartphone when not in use and can slide out and fly around to take footage, when needed. It is integrated with batteries for solo flying and has infrared sensors to avoid collision.
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US to Allow Small Drones to Fly Over People and at Night in Significant Boost to Commercial Deliveries
Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries.
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Security Forces Given Clearance To Shoot Down Drones At Border: Report
At a time when Pakistan-backed terror groups are using small drones to smuggle weapons and narcotics into India, the security forces have been given clearance to shoot down drones flying at 1,000 feet or below, sources said.
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A Short First Hop For 'Drone Taxi' In Vienna
It was more of a small step than a giant leap, but the first public outing of a pilotless "drone taxi" in Vienna on Thursday nevertheless offered a glimpse into the possible future of urban travel. Several big companies such as Boeing and Airbus are working on their own versions of the technology but it was the Chinese firm EHang that unveiled its ...
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Watch: Drones Fly Down The Runway Carrying Dolce & Gabbana Handbags
Is this the future of fashion? That's probably the question you'll be asking yourself after you see what happened at Dolce and Gabbana's fashion show on Sunday. At the fashion house's show in Milan, drones - yes, drones - modelled handbags. Small drones buzzed down the runway showing off D&G's latest quilted handbags, much to the audience's amuseme...
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Dubai Starts Testing Flying Taxis
It was unmanned for its maiden test run in a ceremony arranged for Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed.
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Dubai Starts Tests in Bid to Become First City With Flying Taxis
The flying taxi developed by German drone firm Volocopter resembles a small, two-seater helicopter cabin topped by a wide hoop studded with 18 propellers.
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1 Small Delivery For A Man, 1 Giant Leap For Amazon, Drones
A video posted by Amazon shows a fully autonomous drone, no humans involved, taking off from the warehouse and flying over fields to deposit the package just outside the customer's home.
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US Relaxes Rules on Use of Drones
US FAA rules phasing in on Monday will allow companies to fly small drones without a special waiver from the agency.
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Singapore Researchers Build Maple Seed Drone with Record 26-Minute Flight
SUTD’s maple seed-inspired monocopter achieves a record 26-minute flight with a single rotor. Lightweight, efficient, and simple, it offers promising uses in environmental monitoring and research. The project reflects a 10-year journey from large endurance drones to compact, power-efficient designs.
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Vivo Patents Smartphone With Detachable Drone-Like Flying Camera Module
Vivo has filed a patent for a detachable camera module that flies in the air with the help of four propellers. This camera module is so small, that it slides into the smartphone when not in use and can slide out and fly around to take footage, when needed. It is integrated with batteries for solo flying and has infrared sensors to avoid collision.
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US to Allow Small Drones to Fly Over People and at Night in Significant Boost to Commercial Deliveries
Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries.
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Security Forces Given Clearance To Shoot Down Drones At Border: Report
At a time when Pakistan-backed terror groups are using small drones to smuggle weapons and narcotics into India, the security forces have been given clearance to shoot down drones flying at 1,000 feet or below, sources said.
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A Short First Hop For 'Drone Taxi' In Vienna
It was more of a small step than a giant leap, but the first public outing of a pilotless "drone taxi" in Vienna on Thursday nevertheless offered a glimpse into the possible future of urban travel. Several big companies such as Boeing and Airbus are working on their own versions of the technology but it was the Chinese firm EHang that unveiled its ...
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Watch: Drones Fly Down The Runway Carrying Dolce & Gabbana Handbags
Is this the future of fashion? That's probably the question you'll be asking yourself after you see what happened at Dolce and Gabbana's fashion show on Sunday. At the fashion house's show in Milan, drones - yes, drones - modelled handbags. Small drones buzzed down the runway showing off D&G's latest quilted handbags, much to the audience's amuseme...
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Dubai Starts Testing Flying Taxis
It was unmanned for its maiden test run in a ceremony arranged for Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed.
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Dubai Starts Tests in Bid to Become First City With Flying Taxis
The flying taxi developed by German drone firm Volocopter resembles a small, two-seater helicopter cabin topped by a wide hoop studded with 18 propellers.
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1 Small Delivery For A Man, 1 Giant Leap For Amazon, Drones
A video posted by Amazon shows a fully autonomous drone, no humans involved, taking off from the warehouse and flying over fields to deposit the package just outside the customer's home.
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US Relaxes Rules on Use of Drones
US FAA rules phasing in on Monday will allow companies to fly small drones without a special waiver from the agency.
