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Jan 30, 2024

Scientists Say They’ve Finally Found the Wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s Plane

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South Carolina-based ocean exploration company Deep Sea Vision claims to have found the aircraft of American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, who famously disappeared back in 1937 while trying to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe.

If confirmed, the discovery could be a huge development in one of aviation’s greatest mysteries.

With the help of an underwater drone equipped with a high-tech radar and a 16-member crew, Deep Sea Vision claims to have come across an object that closely resembles Earhart’s Lockheed Electra aircraft roughly 16,000 feet below the surface and 100 miles off Howland Island, a location where the two were supposed to land to refuel.

Jan 22, 2024

Drone-based bot is already saving birds from crashing into power lines

Posted by in categories: drones, robotics/AI

The Mini LineFly strives to improve utility workers’ safety and safeguards wildlife from accidental contact with power lines, reducing the probability of unintended bird collisions.


With the world already witnessing the launch of a myriad of robotic devices since last year, another drone-based robotic system takes to the skies.

This new unmanned robotic system called the Mini LineFly is seemingly the world’s most advanced automated robotic system devised to install bird diverts on overhead power lines, according to a statement by the founding companies.

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Jan 19, 2024

Drones Blowing, and Flying, In The Wind

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At an APS fluid dynamics meeting, researchers showed off new robotic technologies for studying atmospheric pollution.

Jan 11, 2024

China develops ‘Star Wars’-style deflector plasma shield to defend drones

Posted by in categories: computing, drones, military

According to Chinese news sources, Chinese scientists have allegedly harnessed plasma to develop a working energy shield for drones and other military tech.


Chinese scientists have allegedly developed an energy shield to protect some of its military assets, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports. Utilizing a special kind of plasma, the energy shield is designed to resist potentially harmful microwaves from damaging delicate electronics. If the claims of its existence are true, the new shield is a significant leap in directed energy technology, especially in the ongoing aerial-to-anti-aerial arms race.

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Jan 5, 2024

V-Space Unveils V Speeder-X: An Efficient and Affordable Urban Air Mobility

Posted by in categories: drones, space travel, sustainability

V-Space (official site) is a startup that built Korea’s first UAM (Urban Air Transportation) destined to transport people or payloads of up to 120 Kg with their eVTOL all-electric vehicle. As its name indicates, it is a Vertical Take Off and Landing vehicle using a quad-copter design. It has a seat for one person and looks like a drone-like small helicopter.

EVTOL can fly over a 40-mile distance at a maximum speed of 60 Mph, a little bit below most U.S highway’s speed limits. Of course, the main advantage here is the lack of traffic jams, especially in an emergency.

However, the company has a hot new design called V Speeder-X, which looks a lot more modern and aerodynamic. The payload capacity is 230 Kg, but the speed has increased to 50 Mph as one of the use cases is to use the drone as an ambulance. Note that the flight time is relatively short, with about ~20 minutes.

Jan 4, 2024

New technology enables drones to navigate around obstacles autonomously

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Strategic capability

The development of the new technology was done for the effective utilization of drones in life-saving search and rescue operations, as well as the dependable delivery of packages. For this, their ability to navigate through dynamic environments seamlessly and without mishaps is crucial.

Jan 3, 2024

Cancer Treating Nano-Drones

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, drones, nanotechnology, robotics/AI

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A research team from UNIST has made a discovery that might revolutionize cancer treatment as we know it-new cell-engaging nano-drones that were designed to target and eliminate cancer cells selectively.

These tiny bots are called NK cell-engaging nano-drones (NKeNDs), and their success lies in their ability to engage natural killer (NK) cells, the body’s frontline defenders against cancer. Using NK cells in cancer treatment is not new, but what sets these nanodrones apart is their precision. They are engineered to zero in on cancer cells almost like guided missiles.

Jan 3, 2024

SpaceX launches the first set of Starlink satellites for T-Mobile’s direct-to-cell plan

Posted by in categories: drones, internet, satellites

The first satellites capable of providing direct-to-cellular service via SpaceX’s Starlink network and T-Mobile’s cellular network have been sent into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Six of the cell-capable satellites were among a batch of 21 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 7:44 p.m. PT Tuesday. The satellites were deployed successfully, and the rocket’s first-stage booster made a routine landing on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.

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Jan 3, 2024

2024 is Expected to Be the Year of Drone Delivery

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, drones

2024 is expected to be the year when drone delivery finally takes flight.

What’s different about this year?

Well, most regulatory hurdles have been cleared, opening the door for retailers, medical centers, and logistics platforms to start offering drone delivery.

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Jan 2, 2024

Drone captures China unleashing tsunami of Europe-bound Tesla electric cars

Posted by in categories: drones, sustainability

https://youtube.com/watch?v=MOweGQLW-zU

Witness the electric surge as Giga Shanghai floods the port with Teslas, ready to electrify roads across continents.

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