Drone safety

Drones

Nesting platform takes smart drone capabilities to new heights

Touted as an all-inclusive, self-powered system that can be deployed anywhere, Dronebox provides 24/7 autonomous capabilities to drones by supplying automated recharging and storage stations that can be left on site.

The pilot project is expected to run for a few months

Drones

Dutch police train drone-hunting eagles

The Dutch National Police is banking on birds of prey to come up trumps in dogfights between new and old inhabitants of the sky, and is training a fleet of eagles to help bring an end to dangerous drone flight.

When it spots an illegal aircraft, the predator drone fires a net from as far as 40 ft (12 m) in its direction

Drones

Drone-catching hexacopter fires a large net to reel in suspicious aircraft

Following the lead of Tokyo police last month, a team of mechanical engineers has devised a retrieval system that captures small drones and carries them unharmed to desired location.