Smart Cities Colleges Are Marketing Drone Pilot Courses, but the Career Opportunities Are Murky At least 15 community colleges offer them, but it’s not clear how many students parlay their new skills into jobs. by Elizabeth Woyke 2017-10-04T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Teaching Drones How To Crash Safely Drone delivery won’t happen until the unmanned vehicle can master the emergency landing. by Simon Parkin 2017-07-21T00:00:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence This Robotic Box Is Home to a Drone Drones need to be more independent of humans to be truly useful. by Tom Simonite 2017-01-10T13:07:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Drone Security Guard Scolds Intruders from the Sky An unarmed, unmanned aircraft that shines bright lights and broadcasts warning messages is intended to be cheaper than human guards. by Tom Simonite 2016-09-20T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Some U.S. Drones Are Getting Longer Leashes Allowing commercial drones to fly more than one nautical mile from their pilot would make them much more useful. by Tom Simonite 2016-08-31T16:30:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines New FAA Rules Have Commercial Drones Primed for Launch The first set of rules for governing small autonomous flying vehicles will go into effect in August. by Mike Orcutt 2016-06-21T13:45:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Sorry, Shoppers: Delivery Drones Might Not Fly for a While Despite legislative momentum behind projects like those being developed by Google, Amazon, and others, big technology challenges stand in the way of delivery drones. by Will Knight 2016-03-30T00:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Alphabet and Facebook’s Stratospheric Internet Plans Get Tangled in High-Altitude Red Tape Plans to use drones and balloons to provide wireless Internet will need considerable help from regulators overseeing airspace and communications satellites. by Tom Simonite 2016-03-26T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Daredevil Drone Flies through the Trees Like an Ace Startup Skydio has developed a more sophisticated autopilot for drones. Beyond obstacle avoidance, it lets an aircraft orient itself and navigate through busy areas. by Will Knight 2016-03-03T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines A Flying Robot that Perches, Flips and Dives The small flying robot could autonomously navigate tight spaces. by Kristina Grifantini 2010-06-08T00:00:00-04:00