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The Marines recently tested a small drone that can carry a live grenade across a battlefield, targeting and detonating precise targets.

Marines Are Testing Tiny Drones That Carry Explosive Grenades

By Dan Robitzski

Hunter Kowald shares what it's like to design, build, and test a hoverboard before his stunt where he flew it through Times Square.

We Talked to the Guy Who Flies Around on a Giant Drone That He Built Himself

By Dan Robitzski

A new video going viral on social media shows a helmeted daredevil shooting through Times Square in New York City — while flying on a hoverboard.

Video Shows Man Flying Through Times Square on Giant Drone

By Victor Tangermann

The Israeli military just tested a plane equipped with a new laser weapon that's capable of burning through drones in midair.

Watch Israel’s Military Shoot Down Drones With a Laser

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers are working on drones that can track people down based on the sound of their screams — scary-sounding tech that could save lives in a disaster.

Engineers Build Drones That Hunt Screaming Humans

By Dan Robitzski

A drone just refuelled a US fighter jet in midair for the first time, the US Navy announced today.

The US Navy Just Used a Drone to Refuel a Fighter Jet in Midair

By Victor Tangermann

The Department of Defense has put out a call for designs of a handheld anti-drone weapon that could shoot down enemy drones from the ground.

The US Military Is Looking for a Drone-Killing Bazooka

By Victor Tangermann

A YouTuber sent a drone to investigate an erupting volcano in Iceland. Unfortunately, the drone didn't survive the perilous trip.

Watch a Drone Get Obliterated by an Erupting Volcano

By Dan Robitzski

The Navy is testing autonomous drones that find and kill bird nests near air fields in order to prevent bird strikes from grounding planes.

The US Navy Is Developing Drones to Kill Eggs in Wild Bird Nests

By Dan Robitzski

Hackers found a way to take over most of a Tesla's functionality just by broadcasting a WiFi signal from a drone hovering overhead.

Hackers Broke Into Tesla Using a Drone

By Dan Robitzski

Swarm of Drones Creates Huge QR Code in the Sky

Swarm of Drones Creates Huge QR Code in the Sky

By Tony Ho Tran

Over a year after mysterious drone swarms descended on several US states and a federal investigation fell apart, local residents are still seeking answers.

The FBI Investigated Drones That Swarmed Towns in the Midwest

By Dan Robitzski

Startup Epirus has come up with a novel solution to take out enemy drone swarms: a weapon that can blast out beams of high-power microwaves.

Mobile Weapon System Kills Entire Drone Swarms Using Microwaves

By Victor Tangermann

Reports of mysterious swarms of drones hovering above US Navy ships in July 2019 have top military officials puzzled.

Navy Official: Mysterious Drones Are Also Swarming Other Countries’ Ships

By Victor Tangermann

In recent years, China has exported hundreds of its heavily-armed "Pterodactyl" combat drones to countries around the world.

China Is Selling Deadly “Pterodactyl” Drones Around the World

By Dan Robitzski

The UAE is testing a system that uses drones to electrocute clouds and trigger rainfall in hopes of replenishing dwindling water supplies.

The UAE Is Using Drones to Manipulate Weather

By Dan Robitzski

Chris Nguyen flew his drone over a Tesla test track last week and spotted one of the company's experimental Tesla Semi trucks in action.

Drone Spy Video Catches Tesla Semi Truck on Test Track

By Jon Christian

Kelley Aerospace has developed a combat drone capable of reaching supersonic speeds — and they already have 100 pre-orders for it.

Three Words: Supersonic. Combat. Drones.

By Tony Ho Tran

DARPA is developing new military drones that can fire missiles after being launched out of a fighter or bomber plane at a safe distance.

DARPA Wants Fighter Planes to Launch Drones That Then Launch Missiles

By Dan Robitzski

According to documents obtained by The Drive, pilots believe they may have spotted an inflatable person-shaped drone instead of the real thing in September.

Airport Jetpack Sighting May Have Actually Been Person-Shaped Drone

By Victor Tangermann

UK Military Unveils Tiny Spy Drones That Can Travel Over a Mile

UK Military Unveils Tiny Spy Drones That Can Travel Over a Mile

By Dan Robitzski

The Smellicopter, a small autonomous drone that tracks down scents, relies on the biological machinery of a live moth antenna.

Tiny Cyborg Drone Navigates Using Surgically Removed Moth Antenna

By Dan Robitzski

Alabama-based startup Aevum has unveiled a fully autonomous drone designed to release satellite-launching rockets in midair — and its an absolute monster.

This Is the World’s Biggest Drone

By Victor Tangermann

Newly released footage, including several drone shots, shows the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsing in on itself.

Dramatic Drone Video Shows Collapse of Alien-Hunting Observatory

By Victor Tangermann

Toyota has patented an autonomous refueling system that could allow for cars to top up their gasoline tanks, hydrogen fuel cells or batteries on the go.

Toyota Patents Autonomous Battery Drone That Recharges Your Car

By Victor Tangermann

Firefighters across the West Coast are dropping special fireballs from drones to keep an unusually severe wildfire season under control.

Firefighters Are Using Drones That Drop Fireballs

By Victor Tangermann

China has released a video of a test involving an array of 48 weaponized drones launching from the back of a truck and from a helicopter.

Brutal Chinese Weapon Launches Swarm of Explosive Suicide Drones

By Victor Tangermann

The UK military has created a drone that's equipped with two shotgun barrels and a "machine vision" system to identify targets indoors.

UK Military Develops Drone With a Double Barreled Shotgun

By Victor Tangermann

The smart doorbell company Ring just announced a drone that flies around and records video inside your home. It sounds like a privacy nightmare.

Amazon Announces Security Drone That Flies Around Your Home

By Dan Robitzski

During its latest drone delivery trial, retail giant Walmart started delivering at-home COVID-19 tests in North Las Vegas.

Walmart Is Delivering COVID Tests Via Drone

By Victor Tangermann

Walmart just kicked off its own drone delivery pilot, a collaboration with Flytrex, an end-to-end drone delivery company.

Walmart Just Started Delivering Stuff With Drones

By Victor Tangermann

Anduril, a defense-tech startup founded by Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey, has unveiled a new drone called the Ghost 4.

New Military Drone Fits in Backpack, Can Carry Lasers, Radio Jammers, Weapons

By Victor Tangermann

The Trump Administration's de facto ban on Chinese-made drones has prevented the Interior Department from starting controlled burns to limit forest fires.

Leaked Memo: Trump’s Chinese Drone Ban Made Wildfire Season Worse

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon Prime Air, the retail giant's drone delivery company, was designated an "air carrier" by the Federal Aviation Administration today.

Amazon Gets Permission to Start Making Drone Deliveries

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has issued a mea culpa in the case of a drone photographer who was told to stop filming at the company's Giga Texas construction site.

Elon Musk: Tesla Security Was “Overzealous” In Kicking Out Drone Photographer

By Jon Christian

The Air Force wants to test its artificial intellgience-driven drones in "some sort fo air-to-air" against human fighter pilots.

Air Force Pilots Are About to Do Battle With Autonomous Drones

By Dan Robitzski

South Korea Encourages Mask Wearing With Massive Drone-Powered Light Show

South Korea Encourages Mask Wearing With Massive Drone-Powered Light Show

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at MIT have developed a Jedi mind control system that allows you to control a drone by just twisting and lifting your forearm.

This System Lets You Fly a Drone With Arm Gestures

By Victor Tangermann

In collaboration with a drone maker, the Westport, Connecticut police department is testing "pandemic drones" that monitor if people are social distancing.

US Police Testing “Pandemic Drones” That Monitor Social Distancing

By Victor Tangermann

In an entertaining video, a caffeine enthusiast picks up a Starbucks coffee with his drone — to the bemusement of a barista.

Watch This Madlad Pick Up a Starbucks Coffee Using a Drone

By Jon Christian

Here are some of the most incredible drone videos to capture the enormous public loneliness of empty cities, cleared out by the coronavirus.

The Haunting, Beautiful Drone Footage of Cities Under Quarantine

By Jon Christian

As people are urged to stay in their homes, one man in Cyprus decided to use a remote-controlled drone to walk his dog around town.

Watch a Man Walk a Dog Using a Drone

By Dan Robitzski

A team of engineers have developed technology that allows a drone to dodge obstacles, including basketballs flung at high speeds.

Watch This Drone Expertly Dodge a Careening Soccer Ball

By Victor Tangermann

Police in Spain are using drones to broadcasting messages that urge people to go home and quarantine themselves.

Spanish Police Using Drones to Yell at People Breaking Quarantine

By Dan Robitzski

With a speaker and four microphones, a drone was able to echolocate and map out its surroundings similarly to how bats do it.

Engineers Built a Drone That Echolocates Like a Bat

By Dan Robitzski

Drone startup Terra Drone says it will be testing a drone delivery system for Ben & Jerry's beloved ice cream cups in New York.

Ben & Jerry’s Is Testing a Drone Delivery System for Ice Cream

By Kristin Houser

A bizarre video shows how Chinese police have started using drones to scream at people who go outside without a safety mask about the coronavirus.

In China, Drones Are Yelling at People About Coronavirus [UPDATED]

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have built a flying robot drone called PigeonBot that features real pigeon feathers in an effort to understand the kinetics of birds' flight.

Scientists Made a Drone Fly Better Using Real Pigeon Feathers

By Victor Tangermann

Mysterious Swarms of Giant Drones Have Officials Baffled

Mysterious Swarms of Giant Drones Have Officials Baffled

By Kristin Houser

Criminals are using drones to drop items infected with swine flu on herds of pigs in order to force farmers to sell the animals cheaply.

Chinese Farmers: Criminals Are Using Drones to Infect Our Pigs

By Kristin Houser

Researchers at North Carolina State University are exploring if drones can be used to monitor the growth of Christmas trees in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Farmers Could Use Drones to Grow Better Christmas Trees

By Victor Tangermann

Turkey's military expects to have its hands on the first Songars, a drone equipped with a machine gun, before the end of 2019.

Middle Eastern Nation First to Buy Drone Armed With Machine Gun

By Kristin Houser

A team of researchers from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed a drone (SQUID) that can be shot high up into the sky using a special cannon.

Watch NASA’s Truck-Mounted Cannon Shoot Drones Into the Sky

By Victor Tangermann

Chilean protestors banded together to disable a hovering police drone using hundreds of consumer laser pointers in a dazzling concerted effort.

Watch Protestors Kill a Drone Using Hundreds of Laser Pointers

By Dan Robitzski

China is actively selling killer drones to the Middle East, and one company is working to market its fully-autonomous robots.

China Is Selling Autonomous Killer Drones to the Middle East

By Dan Robitzski

Ford Patents Drone That Pops Out of a Car’s Trunk

Ford Patents Drone That Pops Out of a Car’s Trunk

By Kristin Houser

A local photographer used his heat-seeking drone to find a six-year-old boy who'd gotten lost in a cornfield in Minnesota.

Man Uses His Heat-Seeking Drone to Find Missing Child

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. military is developing non-invasive technology that would allow soldiers to control drones with just their brain.

The Pentagon Wants to Control Drones With Soldiers’ Brain Waves

By Kristin Houser

Startup Anduril has built an anti-drone quadcopter for the U.S. military that kills other drones by slamming into them at 100 miles per hour.

See a Drone Kill Another Drone by Slamming Into It at 100 MPH

By Kristin Houser

Using a camera-equipped drone, police were able to track down a fugitive living in a tiny cave after escaping from a prison camp 17 years ago.

Police Drone Catches Fugitive Living in Remote Cave

By Kristin Houser

The Russian military is poised to begin testing Belgorod, a submarine that can launch six thermonuclear warhead-carrying deep sea drones.

New Russian Submarine Can Launch Nuke-Carrying Drones

By Dan Robitzski

The video uploaded by the Russia Defense Ministry shows the unusual combat drone aircraft take off next to a Russian S-57 advanced combat jet.

Watch Russia’s Combat Drone Fly Next to a Fighter Jet

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers created an autonomous roofing drone by strapping a nail gun to an octocopter and using cameras and markers to teach it where to place nails.

Researchers Strapped a Nail Gun to an Autonomous Drone

By Kristin Houser

Alphabet-owned company Wing announced a partnership with FedEx and Walgreens to start making drone deliveries as soon as October.

Walgreens Will Start Making Drone Deliveries in October

By Victor Tangermann