Washington Post Terrorists are building drones. France is destroying them with eagles.Washington PostUnder French military supervision, four golden eagle chicks hatched last year atop drones — born into a world of terror and machines they would be bred to destroy. The eagles — named d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis — grew up with their nemeses.New […]

TechCrunch Ornithologists are using drones to eavesdrop on songbirdsTechCrunchWhen conservationists put drones to work in field research, they typically function as flying eyes that gather imagery of the habitat and wildlife below. Now, ornithologists from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania are using drones as flying ears to … Brought to you by Google News. Read the […]

WIRED Drones Are Turning Civilians Into an Air Force of Citizen ScientistsWIREDIn January 2016, when the program started, Nature Conservancy researchers would have had to get pilot licenses in order to fly drones themselves. Private, recreational drone pilots have far fewer restrictions. But the plan hiccuped because though the … Brought to you by Google […]

USA TODAY Why it's a big deal that commercial drones flew around the Atlanta …USA TODAYThe investment firm Goldman Sachs estimated in January that businesses will invest $13 billion in commercial drones by 2020, with more than $11 billion in the … and more » Brought to you by Google News. Read the rest of the article […]

USA TODAY Why it's a big deal that commercial drones flew around the Atlanta airportUSA TODAYThose flights at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport — the first civilian drone flights given FAA approval in a Class B airspace, a designation given the busiest area around crowded airports — marked a milestone for the development of commercial … and […]

NEWS.com.au Scientists create pollinating drones in the event of honey bee extinctionNEWS.com.auHowever the drones, of course, can't produce honey and there are still major advancements needed before they can operate without human help. Such technology developments using GPS and artificial intelligence are still far from viable, at least financially.Sticky pollinating drones could give bees a […]

Christian Science Monitor Robo-bees: Should pollinating drones take over for honeybees?Christian Science MonitorBut they couldn't paint the gel directly onto the slippery plastic of the little flying robot they were using. Instead, they needed something like the brush-like hairs that pick up pollen on bees. They tried affixed horsehairs to the drone and then …A […]

PRI How drones and robotics may shape the future of conflict under President TrumpPRIThere are "good guys” like environment groups tracking down poachers, and “bad guys” like ISIS which, Singer says, conducted 60 different drone operations around the battle of Mosul in December 2016 and January 2017. “A rebel group, a terrorist group … Brought to […]

TechCrunch Don't expect uplift in delivery drones for years, says GartnerTechCrunchWhile delivery drones might be an excellent PR vehicle for Amazon's Prime membership brand, they will not be an excellent vehicle for very much else — at least not in the short term. Rather they will be “mired in logistical issues”, reckons analyst …Global Market […]

CNET Valentine's Day is made for drones, drone company says – CNETCNETCommentary: Chinese drone maker DJI even offers a Valentine's gift pack with chocolates included, of course. and more » Brought to you by Google News. Read the rest of the article here