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| ====== Drone News for Week of ====== | ====== Drone News for Week of 04/01/19 ====== |
| ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== | ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== |
| |[[https://katu.com/news/local/beaverton-based-startup-wins-grant-for-energy-drone|Beaverton-based startup wins grant for energy drone]] - The company, eWind Solutions just received $600,000 in federal grant money to develop an "energy harvesting tethered drone.” The principle is similar to that of a kite. A drone connected to a tether collects energy in the air where the wind speeds are higher. The goal is to generate 45,000 kilowatts per year, which is enough to power four or five homes per drone.| | |[[https://techxplore.com/news/2019-04-short-drone-taxi-vienna.html|A short first hop for 'drone taxi' in Vienna]] - It was more of a small step than a giant leap, but the first public outing of a pilotless "drone taxi" in Vienna on Thursday nevertheless offered a glimpse into the possible future of urban travel.| |
| |[[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nypd-deploy-drone-fleet-stoking-fears-big-brother-n943876|NYPD to deploy drone fleet, stoking fears of Big Brother]] - The nation's largest police department on Tuesday announced that it will soon deploy a newly acquired fleet of 14 drones to assist with emergencies. And New York police officials went out of their way to assure civil libertarians that the unmanned aerial vehicles would not be used to peer into the lives of everyday New Yorkers.| | |[[https://koel.com/drone-seen-peeping-around-fayette-county/|Drone Seen "Peeping" Around Fayette County]] - The Fayette County Sheriff is asking for the public's help in an investigation involving a drone that may have been used in invading the privacy of some residents near the small town of Oran.| |
| |[[https://kstp.com/news/minnesota-native-helped-fly-unique-drone-over-california-wildfires-/5167442/|Minnesota native helped fly unique drone over California wildfires ]] - Called the Scan Eagle, the drone has a 10-and-a-half foot wingspan, it weighs up to 50 pounds when it starts and has to be catapulted into the air..The drone spent six days flying over the containment line of the camp fire, using infrared cameras to find hot spots..| | |[[https://www.securitysales.com/emerging-tech/dedrone-flight-pattern-recognition-heatmaps-drone/|Dedrone Adds Flight Pattern Recognition, Heatmaps & More to Drone Tracking Solution]] - Dedrone says these updates make DroneTracker 4 the most detailed and actionable counter-drone platform for security professionals to understand drone activity.| |
| |[[https://dronebelow.com/2018/12/05/antennas-for-origami-disposable-drones/|Antennas for Origami Disposable Drones ]] - A group of authors aims to investigate the potential antenna scenarios for disposable drones which may one day be fully fabricated using inkjet printing technology – simulated using CST Microwave Studio and comparing them with experimental results.| | |[[https://fstoppers.com/drone/russian-government-tackling-consumer-drone-problem-attaching-shotguns-their-own-354313|Russian Government Is Tackling Consumer Drone Problem by Attaching Shotguns to Their Own Drones ]] - On the back of a number of public nuisance incidents, Russia has launched a new drone with a purpose-built shotgun, designed for the sole intention of shooting other drones out of the sky.| |
| |[[https://www.c4isrnet.com/unmanned/2018/12/04/sandia-labs-trains-ai-to-spot-drones-in-time-and-space/|Sandia Labs trains AI to spot drones in time and space]] - Sandia Labs, together with the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, is working on a novel drone-detection technique. Sandia’s method is video-based. Called “temporal frequency analysis,” it analyzes pixel fluctuations in recorded footage of a drone, and then applies machine learning to that footage to train the algorithm to recognize all drones like it in the future, and then anticipate their movements.| | |[[https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/unmanned/unmanned-aerial/second-droneclash-helps-shape-anti-drone-tactics/|Second DroneClash Helps Shape Anti-Drone Tactics ]] - Drones have been deployed in many parts of defense, national security, and law enforcement. But often, their capabilities, strategies and tactics are often best tested in clashes with other drones. This is one of the purposes of the DroneClash event, which held its second annual event last month.| |
| |[[https://petapixel.com/2018/12/04/this-surfing-contest-used-a-helicopter-to-knock-a-drone-out-of-the-sky/|This Surfing Contest Used a Helicopter to Knock a Drone Out of the Sky]] - We’ve seen various methods of dealing with drones, including bigger drones with nets, special shotgun shells, bazookas, futuristic jammer guns, and even specially-trained eagles. A surfing event in Hawaii took a different approach: as seen in the video above, it knocked a drone out of the air using a helicopter.| | |[[https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2019/04/03/the-cardinals-dont-want-your-damn-drones-near-their-nice-stadium|The Cardinals Don't Want Your Damn Drones Near Their Nice Stadium | News Blog]] - A proposal to ban drones from hovering over large, open-air sporting facilities drew support from the St. Louis Cardinals this week, making clear that the team doesn't want your dumb little flying toy anywhere near its nice stadium.| |
| |[[https://9to5google.com/2018/12/04/alphabet-wing-finland-drone-delivery/|Alphabet's Wing expands to Europe with drone delivery service in Finland next year - 9to5Google]] - Back in July, Wing graduated from X to become its own Alphabet company. The drone delivery division is expanding to Europe with a trial in Finland this spring.| | |[[https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/mountpleasant/news/area-man-arrested-after-hitting-nypd-officer-with-drone-during-funeral/765475/|Area Man Arrested After Hitting NYPD Officer With Drone During Funeral ]] - A 36-year-old man was arrested during a rebbe's funeral in Brooklyn after his drone hit an NYPD officer injuring her face.| |
| |[[http://www.atimes.com/israeli-drone-could-revolutionize-us-farm-production/|Israeli drone could revolutionize US farm production ]] - Elbit Systems, the listed Israeli defense group, is set to revolutionize the US agriculture industry through its Fargo, North Dakota, pilot program that uses a military-grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for crop surveillance.| | |[[https://www.tomsguide.com/us/amazon-transformer-drone,news-29801.html|Amazon Working On Transformer Drone That Approaches Homes Silently]] - It can go from rotor-powered flight to gas-inflated blimp in mid-flight.| |
| |[[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/air-mail_swiss-post-office-expands-hospital-drone-delivery-system/44594376|Swiss post office expands hospital drone delivery system]] - The Swiss Post is expanding its drone delivery system, transporting laboratory samples between two hospitals in Zurich.| | |[[https://mashable.com/video/intel-drone-show-phish/#n7jSN_Jr7aqT|Watch 500 Intel drones perform a choreographed light show set to Phish]] - Illuminated drone shows are the new laser light shows, at least judging by this video, which captures a performance by Intel drones set to the music of popular jam band Phish.| |
| |[[https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2018/12/04/how-emergency-responders-are-using-drones-to-save-lives/|How emergency responders are using drones to save lives]] - Jack Karsten and Darrell West review how first responders are using drones for faster and more effective emergency management.| | |[[https://investorplace.com/2019/04/amazon-blimp-dropping-drones-video-is-fake/|The video of an Amazon blimp dropping drones isn’t real, but it may be someday.]] - The video of an Amazon blimp dropping drones isn't real, but it may be someday if the company goes forward with plans from a patent.| |
| |[[https://www.businessinsider.com.au/jeff-bezos-predicted-amazon-would-be-making-drone-deliveries-by-2018-2018-12|Jeff Bezos was wrong when he predicted Amazon will be making drone deliveries by 2018]] - Back in 2013, Jeff Bezos predicted that Amazon’s drone delivery service would have lift off in five years’ time. Fast forward to the end of 2018, and the drones are yet to materialise.| | |[[https://dronedj.com/2019/04/03/drone-races-hard-to-follow/|Why drone races are hard to follow for spectators ]] - Why drone races are hard for spectators to follow. Many drone racing fans are left with questions such as: Where is the drone? Who's winning?| |
| |[[https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/12/03/1660971/0/en/Ameren-successfully-completes-industry-leading-60-mile-drone-flight-over-transmission-lines-paving-the-way-for-safe-efficient-aerial-infrastructure-inspections.html|Ameren successfully completes industry-leading 60-mile drone flight over transmission lines]] - Ameren, Black & Veatch, Collins Aerospace team passes key milestone for maturing UAS inspection technology| | |[[https://dronelife.com/2019/04/03/ryze-marvel-disney-tello-iron-man-edition/|RYZE Tech, Marvel & Disney Launch Tello Iron Man Edition ]] - Ryze Tech and DJI have collaborated with Marvel and Disney to launch the Tello Iron Man Edition, an Avengers-themed drone ideal for learning STEM skills.| |
| |[[https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/8993-jailed-hacker-charged-in-drone-smuggling-ring|Jailed Hacker Charged in Drone Smuggling Ring]] - A San Francisco hacker already serving a record-setting prison sentence has been charged with orchestrating a new scheme to drop contraband into a Louisiana prison yard using a remotely piloted drone, the Daily Beast reported Friday.| | |[[https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2019/04/01/drone-helped-ocean-pines-police-search-missing-woman/3331210002/|Drone helped Ocean Pines police search for missing woman]] - The Ocean Pines Police Department put its newly-purchased drone to the test March 28 when a 79-year-old woman with dementia was reported missing.| |
| |[[https://www.itpro.co.uk/machine-learning/32485/national-grid-turns-to-ai-to-process-drone-data|National Grid turns to AI to process drone data ]] - The energy firm uses using machine learning to sift through drone image data to maintain thousands of miles of wires and pylons| | |[[https://gizmodo.com/facebook-reportedly-worked-on-project-to-build-fleet-of-1833701656|Facebook Reportedly Worked on Project to Build Fleet of Bird-Sized Internet Drones]] - It turns out that Facebook’s onetime plan to build huge drones that would relay wireless networks to parts of the world without widespread access to high-speed internet, Project Aquila, isn’t the only odd method the company has explored in its quest towards world e-domination. According to a recent report in Business Insider (paywalled), Facebook worked on a since-canceled project titled “Catalina” that would use much smaller drones to help boost wireless speeds.| |
| |[[https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2018/dec/02/tens-of-thousands-gather-for-inauguration-of-mexicos-new-leader-drone-footage|Tens of thousands gather for inauguration of Mexico's new leader – drone footage]] - Tens of thousands of Mexicans gathered in the capital's iconic Zocalo square to celebrate the inauguration of new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.| | |[[http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/us-and-russia-leading-opponents-of-ban-on-killer-robots/article/546521|US and Russia leading opponents of ban on killer robots]] - Some activists are warning that the development of armies of fully autonomous robotic weapons could be only 3 or 4 years away. As a result some countries are attempting to place a ban on the weapons before they are an established fact.| |
| |[[https://www.4029tv.com/article/drone-video-ef-2-tornado-touches-down-at-lake-tenkiller/25369315|Drone Video: Tornado Damage at Lake Tenkiller ]] - Drone video taken from our 40/29 photographers show the extensive damage at Snake Creek Marina.| | |[[https://www.casino.org/news/drones-monitor-illegal-gambling-in-china-surveil-us-casinos|Drones Monitor Illegal Gambling in China, Surveil US Casinos ]] - Chinese authorities continue to successfully employ drones to locate illegal mobile casinos. Last week, 35 suspects were arrested or detained in a remote area of Anhui -- a province in eastern China.| |
| |[[http://www.thedrive.com/tech/25189/this-nine-piece-flex-plane-drone-flaps-its-wings-like-a-bird|The Nine-Piece Flex-Plane Drone Flaps Its Wings Like a Bird ]] - The Flex-Plane essentially combines nine fixed-wing UAVs into one cohesive unit that allows its components to bend like a bird| | |[[https://dronedj.com/2019/04/03/drone-did-not-bring-down-vaughans-airplane/|Drone did NOT bring down Vaughan's airplane in New-Zealand ]] - A drone did NOT bring down Vaughan's airplane an investigation report from the Civil Aviation Authority of New-Zealand (CAA) states. A failed windscreen did| |
| |[[https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/drone-used-in-hill-county-to-catch-man-who-ran-from-a-traffic-stop-authorities-say/500-619052435|Drone used in Hill County to catch man who ran from a traffic stop, authorities say ]] - DPS troopers and Hill County Sheriff's Office deputies searched for John Farrow for more than an hour before he was finally caught with the help of a drone that spotted him from above, according to the sheriff's office.| | |
| |[[https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/11/openreach-airborne-drone-reconnects-rural-hamlet-after-landslide.html|Openreach Airborne Drone Reconnects Rural Hamlet After Landslide UPDATE ]] - A serious landslide, which cut-off the rural hamlet of Kinloch Hourn in the West Highlands (Scotland) from broadband and phone services, has been reconnected after Openreach (BT) used one of their airborne drones to fly a new cable over the safety exclusion zone, around the landslide, and to the base of the Quoich Dam.| | |
| |[[http://www.redrocknews.com/editors-blog/91910-misleading-no-drone-zone-signs-should-be-removed-asap|Misleading 'no drone zone' signs should be removed ASAP ]] - On Wednesday, Nov. 28, we published our investigative piece into the supposed “no drone zone” that Sedona Oak Creek Airport Authority officials claim exists for 5 miles around the Sedona Airport. In a nutshell, no such ban on drones exists. Drones are prohibited from taking off, landing or crashing in the Red Rock Secret Mountain and Munds Mountain wilderness areas, and from interfering in the flight operations of the airport, but no federal, state nor local law prohibits drones from legally flying on most Sedona area trails.| | |
| |[[https://iapp.org/news/a/singapore-announced-push-to-embrace-drone-technology/|Singapore pushes to embrace drone technology]] - Fueled by a drive to embrace innovation, Singapore announced plans to roll out drones for a range of tasks, including deliveries, security and inspections,.| | |
| |[[https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a25253692/indemnis-drone-parachute/|Why It's So Incredibly Hard to Attach a Parachute to a Drone]] - Drones are not immune to the whole “What goes up must come down” thing, and their descent is not always planned. If a drone falls out of the sky, the plummeting load can weigh up to a dozen pounds and be accompanied by four spinning rotors ready to rip into, or lop off, anything that gets in their way. Amber McDonald, CEO and one of the founders of the company Indemnis, first saw this problem when working in the film industry, so she, and her team, set out to fix it.| | |
| |[[https://techxplore.com/news/2018-11-graphics-drone-easier.html|Computer graphics researchers make drone navigation easier]] - Drone operators struggling to fly the multi-propeller device and take pictures simultaneously could soon have a much simpler method to steering flight. Bedrich Benes, a professor of computer graphics technology, and doctoral student Hao Kang collaborated with corporate researchers to develop a touch-screen method to navigate and take pictures with drones.| | |
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| ===== Australia Drone News ====== | |
| |[[https://thewest.com.au/news/aviation/hunt-after-drone-flies-near-plane-at-perth-airport-ng-b881038738z|Hunt after drone flies near plane at Perth Airport ]] - Australia’s aviation watchdog and the Australian Federal Police are hunting the operator of a drone that flew over Perth Airport yesterday. The drone was seen at 7.38am by a pilot in a plane taking off and then by an airport worker near the runways to the Qantas terminal. In the departing plane, the pilot was alerted by the reflection of the sun off the white drone. He reported it to air traffic control after take-off.| | |
| |[[https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/companies/story/Zain_Drone_partners_with_worldwide_leader_DroneShield_to_offer_counterdrone_solutions_across_the_Middle_East-ZAWYA20181204113037/|Zain Drone partners with worldwide leader DroneShield]] - Zain Group, a leading Middle Eastern mobile and data services operator headquartered in Kuwait has entered into a Teaming Agreement with DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield”), a worldwide leader in counterdrone solutions, which will see the companies working together on meeting Zain’s customers’ requirements for counterdrone security solutions in the region.| | |
| |[[https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/drones-air-taxis/airbus-moves-zephyr-flight-testing-to-australia.html|Airbus moves Zephyr flight testing to Australia ]] - Airbus Defence has officially opened the operating base for its Zephyr drone in Wyndham, Western Australia| | |
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| ===== Videos ===== | ===== Videos ===== |
| |[[http://digg.com/video/whale-calf-drone|Drone Operator Captures Spectacular 4k Footage Of A Whale And Her Calf ]]| | |[[http://digg.com/video/moablastr-2|This Footage Of Moab, Utah Features Some Of The Most Spectacular Drone Maneuvering We've Ever Seen ]]| |
| |[[https://www.wheels24.co.za/News/Gear_and_Tech/watch-fly-over-traffic-cruise-awesome-roads-this-awesome-flying-audi-drone-could-be-the-future-of-travel-20181129|Audi-drone could be the future of travel]]| | |[[https://www.king5.com/video/news/drone-footage-of-southern-residents-in-monterey-bay/281-e8af33a1-7756-4e6b-8991-15012e8a2b64|Drone footage of Southern Residents in Monterey Bay ]]| |
| |[[https://www.sbs.com.au/news/drone-captures-dramatic-video-of-peru-volcano|Drone captures dramatic video of Peru volcano ]]| | |[[https://www.kgw.com/video/news/local/dramatic-drone-video-of-massive-wilsonville-fire/283-199874df-67fa-4dd4-a49a-59431733eb39|Dramatic drone video of massive Wilsonville fire ]]| |
| |[[https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2018/12/04/cedarburg-company-uses-drones-bluetooth-to-gather.html|Cedarburg company uses drones, Bluetooth to gather traffic data across Wisconsin (Video) ]]| | |[[https://www.kxnet.com/news/bismarck-news/watch-drone-video-of-apple-creek-flooding/1890492073|WATCH: Drone video of Apple Creek flooding]]| |
| |[[https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/amazing-drone-footage-captures-britains-2291917|Amazing drone footage captures 'Britain's most festive street' from the air ]]| | |[[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/04/04/greg-shark-norman-caught-massive-hammerhead-shark-that-just-ate-another-shark/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.55b15db06b36|Greg Norman caught a massive hammerhead shark that just ate another shark ]]| |
