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Drones Provide Odor Concentration Maps in Wastewater Treatment Plant

The bad odors produced by the Waste Water Treatment Plants, known as WWTPs, have become a growing concern in the cities and towns that host these facilities and are considered by citizens to be the main cause of the perception of pollution, along with the dust and noise.

9 Jun 2021

UAVs with Microphone Array Could be a Lifesaver for Disaster Victims

In a disaster, time is of the essence when searching for potential victims who may be difficult to find.

9 Jun 2021

Monitoring Large Colonies of Seabirds with Drones and Artificial Intelligence

Using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor large colonies of seabirds can be as effective as traditional on-the-ground methods, while reducing costs, labor and the risk of human error, a new study finds.

9 Jun 2021

New Model Enables Drones to Shoot Videos Based on Desired Emotion or Viewer Reaction

The pros make it look easy, but making a movie with a drone can be anything but.

4 Jun 2021

Research Reveals How People React to Facial Expressions Superimposed on Drones

As drones become more ubiquitous in public spaces, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have conducted the first studies examining how people respond to various emotional facial expressions depicted on a drone, with the goal of fostering greater social acceptance of these flying robots.

3 Jun 2021

Drone-Mounted Ultra-Wideband Radar System Inspects Inner Walls of Chimneys

A team of researchers at Osaka University, together with Rediscovery of the wheel Inc., and JFE Shoji Electronics Corporation, has developed an ultra-wideband radar system, which can be mounted on drones.

2 Jun 2021

Artificial Intelligence and Drones will Help Pin Down Sosnovsky’s Hogweed

Skoltech scientists have created a new monitoring system for agricultural applications that performs real-time image segmentation on board the drone to identify hogweed. The research was published in a high-profile journal, IEEE Transactions on Computers.

11 May 2021

Modern Drones Could Mimic 300-Million-Year-Old Dragonflies

Scientists from the University of South Australia drew inspiration from a 300-million-year-old flying machine—the dragonfly—to illustrate why future flapping-wing drones will perhaps look like the insect in wings, shape, and gearing.

28 Apr 2021

Robotic Skies Receives DRONE FUND Investment to Support Growth and Services Development

Robotic Skies, Inc, the first and only maintenance marketplace for high-end commercial and industrial drones, announced an investment from Japan-based DRONE FUND to support continued growth and services development.

22 Apr 2021

Researchers Evaluate the Use of Drones for Spraying Pesticides in Farms

Besides enabling more potent smartphones and higher download speeds while riding the subway, cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and wireless communications are on the verge of revolutionizing well-established industrial fields.

16 Apr 2021