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Facebook Connectivity Lab's internet-beaming drone completes first test flight

Posted in Hardware on 23rd Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

A solar-powered drone designed to bring internet access to some of the 1.6 billion people living in remote locations.

DARPA prepares to build a new space plane-drone

Posted in Science on 9th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's "XS-1" project, is on a mission to build a reusable vehicle for launching small payloads into orbit.

Bee model could be breakthrough for autonomous drones

Posted in Featured, Software on 6th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

A computer model of how bees use vision to avoid hitting walls could be a breakthrough in the development of autonomous drones.

Google's project skybender is another internet-firing drone

Posted in Hardware on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Both Facebook and Google have been testing aerial devices that would be able to provide reliable wireless internet access in remote locations.

Google Drone Air Deliveries Coming As Soon As Next Year

Posted in Featured, Hardware on 12th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

'Moving people and stuff around the planet in an efficient way is where I want to get,' said Vos.