June 28, 2017 Oscar Mayer's 'Wienerdrone' drops hot dogs from a great height Spotting a marketing opportunity rather than a gap in the market, Oscar Mayer has gone and built the WienerDrone, a "delivery drone" capable of dropping hot dogs from a great height.
June 26, 2017 Mark Zuckerberg gives Pope Francis model drone during Vatican meeting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave Pope Francis a model drone during a meeting at the Vatican Monday.
June 14, 2017 Sweden is testing defibrillator-equipped first responder drones Researchers in Sweden are using a drone equipped with a defibrillator to increase survival rates after a cardiac arrest in rural areas.
April 25, 2017 Drone swarms deployed in aerial dogfight test Experts at the Georgia Tech Research Institute and the Naval Postgraduate School have deployed drone swarms in a first-of-its-kind aerial dogfight test.
April 21, 2017 Researchers fly camera drones over erupting volcanoes with spectacular results British researchers working in Guatemala have been getting closer than ever to erupting volcanos thanks to advances in drone technology, and the attached cameras have been producing some stunning footage along the way.
April 17, 2017 UK clamps down on prison drug drones If you’re the person who’s been guiding the drones that have been dropping cellphones and drugs into prison yards in England and Wales, now would be a great time to stop.
April 7, 2017 US restricts drone flights over 133 military facilities Drone flights over 133 military facilities will be restricted for security reasons, marking the first time such flight restrictions have been applied only to drones rather than aircraft in general, the U.S. aviation safety authority said Friday.
April 6, 2017 Terrorist drone threat: US unprepared for growing danger, experts say The emergence of terrorist drones flown by ISIS in Iraq has fueled interest in drone-defense technology – while raising questions about whether the U.S. is ready for potential drone terrorist attacks on the homeland.
March 28, 2017 US military's 'Gremlin' program lets pilots launch and snag drones in midair The U.S. military is developing a fairy-tale-inspired "Gremlin" program that aims to launch and retrieve drones in midair.
March 27, 2017 Air Ambulance regularly flown by Prince William in drone near-miss Prince William, the future king of England, announced in January that he will stop piloting a helicopter for an air ambulance charity this summer so he can spend more time with his children in London.
