Reconnaissance
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Although the technological advances and proliferation of drones has accelerated over the past decade, 2013 was the year that the technology really entered the public consciousness. So let’s have a look back at Gizmag’s pick of the top drone stories of 2013.
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There was an unusual shape in the skies over Italy last week as the Piaggio Aero Company and Selex ES successfully completed the first flight of the aptly-named Hammerhead UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) on Thursday, November 14, near the Trapini Air Force Base.
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When the last SR-71 Blackbird was grounded in 1998 it was a double blow. Not only did aviation lose one of the most advanced aircraft ever built, but also one of the most beautiful. Now, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has revealed that it is building a successor to the Blackbird: the SR-72.
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Unmanned autonomous vehicles and their human operators have gathered in Berchtesgaden, Germany, at the first ever Eurathlon, a competition and convention designed to push innovation in smart robots that perform tasks that are too risky for humans.
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Squito is a throwable ball camera, currently at the prototype stage, that is able to capture 360-degree panoramic images and stabilized video each time it's launched into the air.
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The US Navy’s latest unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System, took to the skies on Wednesday.
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ScienceResearchers have been able to non-invasively control the walking paths of turtles.
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Boeing's liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye demonstrator has successfully completed its second flight, climbing to an altitude of over 8,000 feet and remaining in the air for 66 minutes traveling at a cruising speed of 62 knots.
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Boeing's hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye made a significant step towards its second flight with the completion of taxi testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California this week.
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Robotics startup CyPhy Works has taken a different approach to extending UAV endurance by connecting them to a ground-based power source via a “microfilament” that allows them to stay aloft indefinitely.
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Bounce Imaging is developing a throwable high-tech rubber ball, that will transmit images from hazardous environments to waiting first responders.
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Howe and Howe Technologies of Waterboro, Maine have unveiled the firefighter of tomorrow called the Thermite RS1-T2.
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