Austrian company Drone Rescue will demonstrate new parachutes for multicopter drones to bring them down to Earth safely should they hit trouble. As well as seeing the drone safely down, it's hoped the chutes will prevent people being hurt as drones become more widespread.
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We’re a step closer to having high-altitude, long-endurance, autonomous aircraft soaring through the skies. UAVOS has now announced that a prototype of the company’s High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) ApusDuo aircraft has completed the first stage of flight tests.
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Last year the Red Cross and Land Rover teamed up on Project Hero, an emergency vehicle concept car that kitted out a Land Rover Discovery with a deployable drone for search-and-rescue operations. Now the custom Discovery has entered active service with the Red Cross in Austria.
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Would you want to climb up an active volcano to deposit a sensor at its crater? Probably not, and it's something that safety-conscious volcanologists would prefer not to do, too. With that in mind, British scientists have created drone-deployed sensing devices known as "dragon eggs."
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DJI has now launched the Mavic 2 series, equipping a 2x optical zoom onto the Mavic 2 Zoom, and kitting out the Mavic 2 Pro with a 20-MP, 1-in CMOS sensor by Hasselblad. New Atlas compares the specs and features of the new Mavic 2 Zoom and Pro, and the Mavic Pro, Pro Platinum and Air.
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Yuneec has added to its consumer drone line with the Mantis Q. Featuring foldable arms, it rocks a 33-minute battery, a 4K camera and a tiny, portable controller. In addition to facial detection and gesture controls, the Mantis Q also takes voice commands to help you keep your thumbs on the sticks.
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Intel’s Shooting Star drones continue to hit new heights. The company has set thousands of the tiny aircraft into the air over California, which arranged themselves in spectacular formations to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary.
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Unmanned aircraft took an historic step forward on Tuesday as NASA conducted the first flight of a large, remote-piloted drone through public airspace without the usual safety chase plane.
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With the Mavic Air, the Mavic Pro and the Mavic Pro Platinum, DJI's mid-range line is starting to get a little crowded. They're all decent machines, but what are the differences between the three and which one is best for you? New Atlas compares the specs and features of the current Mavic drones.
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Foster + Partners has shown significant interest in the potential of drone technology so a collaboration with DJI seems like a good fit. The high-profile architecture firm has revealed some early details and renders for a pair of towers that will serve as the drone manufacturer's new headquarters.
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