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Science fiction has made us vigilant of ‘killer robots’ in our midst, but they’re far closer than many of us realise.
An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over southern Afghanistan.
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Civilian casualty counts are a powerful tool for propaganda – and for establishing peace.
Are there people down there who need help?
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Drones already help with search and rescue, but teaching machines to identify victims on their own could free up human rescuers to do other crucial work.
According to the latest data, there are probably fewer than 400,000 savannah elephants left in the wild across Africa.
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Drone technology plays a vital role in gathering accurate wildlife data. But this alone isn’t enough to save Africa’s elephants.
The Bell Nexus is a full-scale vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi vehicle, powered by a hybrid-electric propulsion system.
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CASA says we could have flying taxis operating in Australia within five years. But there are a few hurdles to clear before we see ride sharing happening in the air rather than on the ground.
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Drones are being used to combat malaria in Zanzibar.
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The UK has fallen victim to drones, chemical weapons and cyber-attacks in recent years. But at least it’s got a really big boat.
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Cheap, powerful, and more widely used by greater numbers of people, drones are causing a headache at supposedly secure locations worldwide.
Drones are low cost and easy to operate.
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Drones are low cost and easy to operate. They give quality, high resolution outputs, and can be deployed fast and often.
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Drones can be the best way to study animals but only if used responsibly.
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In the context of accelerating geopolitical, technological and environmental change, we need to radically reassess how we perceive airspace legally.
Many of Australia’s beaches are now being monitored for shark safety by drones.
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Drones are now being used to warn beachgoers about sharks – with groundbreaking accuracy.
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New research shows how smart aircraft can learn to use updrafts of warm air to stay in the sky.
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The debate on autonomous weapons isn’t paying enough attention to the technology already in use.
Bloede Dam (ca. 2016) near Ilchester, Maryland.
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When a dam comes down this fall, a team of scientists will be there to track the environmental changes.
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Interviews with civilian and military figures paint a complex picture of what went wrong with crucial peace negotiations.
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Australia was once at the forefront of RPAS regulation, but we now trail other jurisdictions – and we’re alarmingly misaligned with international best practice.
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Drones are pesky, hazardous and can spy on you while you’re getting dressed. But they can also do a huge amount of good
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Delivery bots, maintenance drones and care robots are all being tested in real world contexts – and that’s just the beginning.
High tech plus ‘bucket and spade’ employed in the fight against malaria.
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High-tech drones and low-tech ‘bucket and spade’ are helping Malawians fight malaria.