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A new delivery drone called the Silent Arrow GD-2000 could replace military airdrops, delivering supplies by drones to battlefields at half the cost.

Gliding Delivery Drones Could Replace Military Airdrops

By Dan Robitzski

On Friday, state broadcaster CCTV aired footage of traffic police using a drone to tell a scooter rider to put on his helmet, according to a newly published South China Morning Post story.

Police Drone Caught Barking Orders at Chinese Driver

By Kristin Houser

Companies like Postmates that have launched fleets of delivery robots still depend on human operators to occasionally grab the wheel.

Why a Former Military Drone Pilot Now Steers Burrito Delivery Bots

By Dan Robitzski

An Australian man has uploaded a video of himself hanging from a drone while fishing — and the whole stunt appears to have gone surprisingly well.

See a Man Dangle From Drone to Literally “Fly” Fish

By Kristin Houser

Don't fly a drone with a weapon attached to it, stupid, warned the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in a notice released publicly last week.

FAA Reminder: Don’t Fly a Drone With a Weapon Attached to It

By Victor Tangermann

The Air Force built a robot called ROBOpilot that can take off, fly, and land existing planes without help from a human pilot.

Instead of New Drones, the Air Force Built a Plane-Piloting Robot

By Dan Robitzski

Russia's Ministry of Defense just released the first footage of its Sukhoi-S70 Okhotnik-B (Hunter-B) unmanned combat air vehicle taking flight on August 3.

Russia’s Top Secret Heavy Strike Stealth Drone Takes Flight

By Victor Tangermann

MOZI 2, a solar-powered drone with a wingspan of 15 meters, just successfully completed its maiden flight, according to Chinese media reports.

This Strange Solar-Powered Drone Could Save You in a Disaster

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. military says it downed an Iranian drone using a new directed-energy weapon — but Iran is denying to incident even took place.

US Navy’s Energy Weapon Gets First “Kill,” Shoots Iranian Drone

By Kristin Houser

A company called Throwflame is about to start selling a $1,500 fully-functional flamethrower attachment for drones on Thursday.

Get Ready: “Flamethrower Drones” Are About to Go on Sale

By Dan Robitzski

A new "flying saucer" drone design uses half the propellers of a typical quadrotor drone, letting it fly for twice as long.

A “Flying Saucer” Design Lets Drones Fly Twice as Long

By Dan Robitzski

Australian futurist Richard Hames told news.com.au that he believes we're overdue for a drone assassination and that one will take place within three years.

Sketchy Futurist Says We’re Overdue for a Drone Assassination

By Kristin Houser

Watch as a glider-style drone composed of five mini-drones inspired by tiny seed pods bursts apart in mid-air to deliver its payloads.

This Bizarre Drone Splits Into Five Mini-Drones Mid-Air

By Kristin Houser

Soldiers in Afghanistan will be the first in the United States military to use its pocket-sized Black Hornet recon drones.

US Army Announces First Deployment of Its Pocket-Sized Drones

By Kristin Houser

That drone that Iran shot down was a super-spy behemoth that carries up to $90 million worth of surveillance equipment while flying for 34 hours at a time.

Before Iran Shot It Down, the US’s $130M Drone Spied on the World

By Dan Robitzski

Drones can now dodge objects thrown at them thanks to a combination of artificial intelligence and event cameras, an advanced type of sensor.

Watch This Drone Expertly Dodge Stuff Thrown at It

By Kristin Houser

Uber is officially starting to make Uber Eats food deliveries by drone as part of a limited trial in San Diego this summer according to Bloomberg.

Uber Eats Will Start Making Drone Deliveries This Summer

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA has officially funded a program to come up with a brain-machine interface headset that could allow soldiers to control drones with their minds.

DARPA Wants Soldiers to Control Drones With Their Thoughts

By Victor Tangermann

A new truck built for the Chinese military is capable of launching up to 12 drones, sort of like a smart, precision artillery strike.

Chinese Military Truck Launches Killer Drones Like Artillery

By Dan Robitzski

The Florida Keys are about to use drones to find and kill mosquitos breeding in remote pools of standing water instead of sending expensive helicopters.

Florida Officials Are Using Drones to Kill Mosquitoes

By Dan Robitzski

San-Francisco-based aerospace startup Elroy Air built a giant cargo drone that can carry 500 pounds of cargo for 300 miles at a time.

This Giant Cargo Drone Can Carry 500 Pound Pods Hundreds of Miles

By Victor Tangermann

Drones’ Batteries Could Last Longer if They Could Perch Like Birds

Drones’ Batteries Could Last Longer if They Could Perch Like Birds

By Victor Tangermann

Russia's new counter-drone technology is a low-cost drone that acts like a battering ram, knocking hostile quadcopters out of the sky.

Russia Built a Battering Ram Drone to Knock Drones out of the Sky

By Dan Robitzski

NASA recently tested a new drone swarm, where "Hives" release "Cicadas" to monitor the weather and atmospheric conditions.

NASA’s “Hive” Drones Can Deploy Swarms of Tiny Robot Cicadas

By Dan Robitzski

This Attack Helicopter Can Launch Drones From Midair

This Attack Helicopter Can Launch Drones From Midair

By Victor Tangermann

Passerine's drone uses its bird-like legs to jump into the air, overcoming a design flaw that plagues many other fixed-winged aircraft.

This Drone Takes off by Leaping With Bird-Inspired Legs

By Kristin Houser

Russia's weapon maker Almaz-Antey built a drone that can fire a semi-automatic 12 caliber shotgun. Video footage shows the thing in action.

Watch Russia’s New Shotgun-Wielding Drone in Action

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Military Is Hiring Hackers to Kill Small Drones

The U.S. Military Is Hiring Hackers to Kill Small Drones

By Dan Robitzski

UPS Is Now Using Drones to Deliver Blood to a Hospital

UPS Is Now Using Drones to Deliver Blood to a Hospital

By Kristin Houser

The Department of Defense has deemed that all 5,000 pages of documents on Google's work to build AI for military drones is too sensitive to release.

The Pentagon is Hiding Info About Google’s Work on Military Drones

By Dan Robitzski

A drone just flew through an Icelandic cave and generated a 3D map of the area in minutes, in a test run for systems that will do the same on Mars.

NASA’s Working on a Drone to Hunt For Life in Martian Caves

By Dan Robitzski

A 2018 patent suggests a Russian arms maker has invented a flying drone that features a rifle that's very reminiscent of Kalashnikov's iconic AK-47.

Russian Arms Maker Invents Drone With Built-In Rifle

By Victor Tangermann

A mind-controlled drone will hit Kickstarter on Tuesday, giving anyone with roughly $282 the ability to fly a drone without a handheld controller.

A Drone You Control With Your Mind Is About to Hit Kickstarter

By Kristin Houser

Google parent company Alphabet is preparing to launch what the Australian Broadcasting Corporation says is the first commercial drone delivery service.

Residents Are Furious About Google’s Drone Delivery Service

By Jon Christian

Farmers in New Zealand have a new tool to herd sheep and cows, according to Radio New Zealand: drones outfitted with speakers so they can bark like dogs.

New Zealand Farmers Are Using Drones to Herd Sheep

By Jon Christian

NASA Is About to Test a Giant Solar Drone That Broadcasts 5G

NASA Is About to Test a Giant Solar Drone That Broadcasts 5G

By Victor Tangermann

Weapons makers ranging from Boeing to Lockheed Martin are working on new anti-drone technologies — everything from laser cannons to heat-seeking missiles.

Military Contractors Are Churning out New Anti-Drone Weapons

By Jon Christian

Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov has unveiled a tiny, uncrewed drone that's meant to destroy remote ground targets from 40 miles away.

The Maker of AK-47 Rifles Just Unveiled a “Suicide Drone”

By Victor Tangermann

"Swarm squadrons of network-enabled drones capable of confusing and overwhelming enemy air defenses" could fight alongside fighter jets in the British army.

The British Military Is Working on Anti-Aircraft Drone Swarms

By Victor Tangermann

Dubai International Airport faced a 30-minute shutdown after a drone was spotted nearby, It's the third major airport to face recent drone-related delays.

Drones Just Shut Down Another Huge Airport

By Dan Robitzski

Australian homeowners say someone is using a drone to leer in their windows, according to the Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun.

Someone Is Terrorizing People By Peering In Windows With a Drone

By Jon Christian

The U.S. Army has placed a $39 million order for tiny reconnaissance drones, small enough to fit in a soldier's pocket or palm.

The US Army Is Equipping Soldiers With Pocket-Sized Recon Drones

By Jon Christian

The FBI had to reiterate the FAA's decision to declare a "no drone zone" around the Super Bowl stadium in Atlanta. Six drones were confiscated already.

The FAA Declared a “No Drone Zone” During the Super Bowl in Atlanta

By Victor Tangermann

New images surfaced on Russian social media of what appears to be Russia's "Okhotnik" heavy strike drone seen at an unidentified runway.

Images Surface of Russia’s Alleged Heavy Strike Drone

By Victor Tangermann

Autonomous Drones Are Dropping Rat Poison Bombs on This Island

Autonomous Drones Are Dropping Rat Poison Bombs on This Island

By Victor Tangermann

Later this year, NASA might decide to fund a Johns Hopkins University mission that would send a drone to Saturn's largest moon Titan.

A Team of Scientists Want to Land a Drone on Saturn’s Largest Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Wireless tech company Global Energy Transmission (GET) has created a new drone charging system that can power the crafts while they are mid-flight.

Wireless Charging Tech Lets Drones Stay Aloft Indefinitely

By Kristin Houser

Local law enforcement and transport agencies will have to come up with a solution to ward off unwanted drones at airfields.

We Have No Idea How to Deal With Unexpected Drones at Airports

By Victor Tangermann

UNICEF announced a one month old child born in Cook's Bay on Erromango Island received the world's first drone-delivered vaccine.

A Child Was Immunized By the World’s First Drone-Delivered Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

Bionic Bees With Electronic Backpacks Could Replace Farm Drones

Bionic Bees With Electronic Backpacks Could Replace Farm Drones

By Kristin Houser

Sunflower Labs will soon roll out its adorably-named robot security system: the Sunflower motion detection system and autonomous "Bee" surveillance drones.

Rich People are Protecting Their Homes With Surveillance Drones

By Dan Robitzski

Seattle-based startup DroneSeed uses swarms of drones powered by artificial intelligence to plant trees in areas devastated by wildfires.

Swarms of Drones Can Now Plant Trees in Areas Devastated by Fires

By Kristin Houser

A newly uploaded video featuring a drone bike theft is probably fake, but it does draw attention to the possibility of the devices supporting crime.

Watch a Drone Steal a Bicycle

By Kristin Houser

These Tiny Drones Can Pull Objects 40 Times Their Weight

By Kristin Houser

Uber Aims to Replace Delivery Drivers With Drones

By Dan Robitzski

If We Want Drone Delivery To Be A Reality, We’ve Gotta Keep It Simple

If We Want Drone Delivery To Be A Reality, We’ve Gotta Keep It Simple

By Jon Christian

This week, Philippine inventor Kyxz Mendiola took his Koncepto Milenya, a flying sports car prototype, out for its first public test flight.

This “Flying Sports Car” Is Like a Giant Drone You Can Ride In

By Kristin Houser

Drone Racing: The Next Battleground For AI to Try to Dominate Humans

Drone Racing: The Next Battleground For AI to Try to Dominate Humans

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Army is eyeing a system that traps military drones while they're on the move, which could help the devices avoid detection by enemies.

A Venus Flytrap-Like System Could Help Military Drones Avoid Detection

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Army is working on a system in which a ground-based laser shoots a military drone mid-flight in order to power it.

Shoot This Military Drone With a Laser, and It’ll Stay in the Air Indefinitely

By Kristin Houser

This Autonomous Drone Is Ready to Defend the Great Barrier Reef From Predators

This Autonomous Drone Is Ready to Defend the Great Barrier Reef From Predators

By Kristin Houser

Someone Just Used a Drone to Try to Assassinate a World Leader

Someone Just Used a Drone to Try to Assassinate a World Leader

By Kristin Houser

This Wearable Controller Lets You Pilot a Drone With Your Body

This Wearable Controller Lets You Pilot a Drone With Your Body

By Kristin Houser

With Bees Scarce, A Drone Pollinates A New York Apple Orchard

With Bees Scarce, A Drone Pollinates A New York Apple Orchard

By Dan Robitzski