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They began as wartime technology, but now drones are changing the way we witness the world, especially when we can't see it for ourselves.
Avoiding drones' prying eyes can be as complicated as donning a high-tech hoodie and as simple as ducking under a tree.
The COVID-19 crisis highlights the importance of supply chains. But even with the increased recent attention, most supply chains remain murky. Consumers can play a key role in lifting that cloud.
Inspired by the aerobatic manoeuvres of the swift, a new "flapping wing" aircraft can hover, glide and dive much better than quadcopter-style drones.
Recent shark-related deaths fuel the debate around the best way to keep people safe in the water, without hurting marine wildlife.
An influx of drone technology will mean changes to how cities are built.
Koalas are notoriously difficult to detect. Traditional methods are costly and labour intensive. So we found a more efficient way to locate koalas in eastern NSW, using drones.
Wild dolphins are fast, smart and hard to study, but it is important to understand how human actions affect their health. So we are building a drone to sample hormones from the blowholes of dolphins.
A swarm of roughly 40 million desert locusts can eat the same amount of food in one day as about 35,000 people.
Smart city solutions have proved handy for curbing the contagion, but recent experience has also shown how much they rely on public trust. And that in turn depends on transparency and robust safeguards
Police are using drones to enforce rules and surveil and intimidate people.
Some species, including blue whales, spend little time at the surface. So despite their overwhelming size, they can be hard to find and tough to study.
The usefulness of drones to the medical sector has been clear for several years – and well-funded start-ups have been trialling services around the world.
Start-ups in India, many in Kerala, have taken up the challenge of finding innovative solutions to the problems raised by COVID-19.
Robots are helping health care workers and public safety officials more safely and quickly treat coronavirus patients and contain the pandemic. They have something in common: They're tried and tested.
While 'good drones' have been valuable in this pandemic, using drones to embed new systems of surveillance could be a dangerous and slippery slope.
With the enhanced capabilities of today's robots and drones, recent examples from China and Thailand and ongoing research show that they have the potential to help us navigate disasters.
Drones are coming to our cities – but what do people really think about them, and how can they have a sustainable future? New research provides some answers.
Schistosome worms infect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Researchers have discovered how to use inexpensive drones to identify disease hotspots in remote African villages.
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Professor of Applied Ethics and Director, Security and Risk Research, University of Portsmouth
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Professor, National University of Singapore
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford
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Lecturer in Political Geography, Royal Holloway
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PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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PhD, National Security College, Australian National University
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Academic Director, National Security College, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of Electronic Warfare Research, City, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Swansea University
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Reader in Security, University of Leicester
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Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham
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Professorial Lecturer in Human Rights; Director, Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights MA Program, American University School of International Service
