December 17, 2018 10 top gadgets of 2018 Technology advances quickly, and it can be hard to keep up on which gadgets and gizmos made the biggest splash. Fortunately, looking back on 2018, a few big themes developed.
December 5, 2018 New York police unveil drone program New York City police officials said Tuesday they will deploy drones to assist in rescue missions, traffic-accident investigations and large-scale events, a move that raised privacy concerns among civil-liberty advocates.
November 5, 2018 Drone fleet could help find lost hikers, MIT researchers say Researchers at MIT say that a sophisticated fleet of drones could help find lost hikers by searching under dense forest canopies.
October 26, 2018 Bee-sized bots set to dominate future battles for cities In future battles, new American warriors may be the size of a baseball, the size of a bumble bee – even the size of a grain of sand.
October 25, 2018 Tiny flying robots haul heavy loads in amazing video A remarkable video released by Stanford University shows tiny flying robots that have been modified to move loads up to 40 times their weight.
October 22, 2018 Video shows devastating damage drones can inflict on planes A video produced by the University of Dayton Research Institute shows in alarming detail what happens when a drone collides with a plane.
October 22, 2018 Uber ambitiously eyes 2021 for food-delivery drones launch Uber Technologies Inc. envisions taking to the skies with a fleet of food-delivery drones in as little as three years, an ambitious timeline for a ride-hailing company that would face numerous technical challenges and regulatory hurdles.
October 15, 2018 Drone expert, Homeland Security agree airborne threats are 'outpacing' US defenses An expert in drone warfare says new defensive authorities granted to the government will do little to counter the threat from commercially available drones being weaponized by bad actors.
October 11, 2018 Drones may be terrorists' next tool of choice, as FBI's Wray warns of 'escalating threat' The use of civilian drones by terrorists and other criminal groups to carry out attacks poses a “steadily escalating threat,” FBI Director Christopher Wary warned a Senate Committee Wednesday.
October 8, 2018 Army to control overseas combat drones from US The U.S. Army is working with industry to implement drone operations that enable high-risk combat missions to be controlled by a U.S.-based pilot, reducing vulnerability to enemy attack and drawing upon advanced satellite networks to improve video feeds.
