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Novel Algorithm to Fly Autonomous Drones Faster than Human Pilots

In a first of its kind attempt, an autonomous flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race. The achievement is based on a new algorithm developed by researchers from the University of Zurich (UZH).

22 Jul 2021

Researchers Develop New Automated Flight Control System for Drone Swarms

"The project's main objective is to integrate a certain degree of automation, so that an operator can control a small fleet of up to 10 drones from a single ground station," says Luis E. Moreno, LABYRINTH's coordinator and researcher at the UC3M's Robotics Lab.

20 Jul 2021

Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Insect Pest Management

Drones keep getting smaller and smaller, while their potential applications keep getting bigger and bigger.

29 Jun 2021

Drones Provide Odor Concentration Maps in Wastewater Treatment Plant

The bad odors produced by the Waste Water Treatment Plants, known as WWTPs, have become a growing concern in the cities and towns that host these facilities and are considered by citizens to be the main cause of the perception of pollution, along with the dust and noise.

9 Jun 2021

UAVs with Microphone Array Could be a Lifesaver for Disaster Victims

In a disaster, time is of the essence when searching for potential victims who may be difficult to find.

9 Jun 2021

Monitoring Large Colonies of Seabirds with Drones and Artificial Intelligence

Using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor large colonies of seabirds can be as effective as traditional on-the-ground methods, while reducing costs, labor and the risk of human error, a new study finds.

9 Jun 2021

New Model Enables Drones to Shoot Videos Based on Desired Emotion or Viewer Reaction

The pros make it look easy, but making a movie with a drone can be anything but.

4 Jun 2021

Research Reveals How People React to Facial Expressions Superimposed on Drones

As drones become more ubiquitous in public spaces, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have conducted the first studies examining how people respond to various emotional facial expressions depicted on a drone, with the goal of fostering greater social acceptance of these flying robots.

3 Jun 2021

Drone-Mounted Ultra-Wideband Radar System Inspects Inner Walls of Chimneys

A team of researchers at Osaka University, together with Rediscovery of the wheel Inc., and JFE Shoji Electronics Corporation, has developed an ultra-wideband radar system, which can be mounted on drones.

2 Jun 2021

Artificial Intelligence and Drones will Help Pin Down Sosnovsky’s Hogweed

Skoltech scientists have created a new monitoring system for agricultural applications that performs real-time image segmentation on board the drone to identify hogweed. The research was published in a high-profile journal, IEEE Transactions on Computers.

11 May 2021