Drones are controlled remotelyfrom a joystick or smart device. This is made possible by GPS technology – other technologies, including laser and infrared, also help with control and direction. When controlling the drone from a smart gadget, the pilot uses a custom app. These apps can be pre...
Stockpile measurement might be the most common use for drones in the mining industry, but other uses are gaining traction – especiallymonitoring. The topography of open pit mines is constantly evolving and drones offer a good way to keep track of those changes, said Lorenzo Martelletti, sales ...
Drones are remotely controlled flying devices to increase work efficiency, improve accuracy, decrease workload and production costs, and resolve security issues. The application of drones has grown significantly in agriculture, aerial cinematography, ...
Since drones are remotely controlled, they can be hijacked by bad actors.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)stated, “Given their rapid technology advancement and proliferation, the public safety and homeland security communities must address the fact that drones can be used nefariously or ...
The plan is to provide nearly 15,000 drones to SHGs across India by the end of next year. In the United States, where I live, self-help groups are usually associated with mental health. In India, they’re a form of mutual aid. Each SHG is small—most are around 12 people, ...
These, Clarke describes, are "like the hobby drones that are small enough to be controlled by soldiers on the ground, and that's been a tremendous advance just in terms of numbers because that's been a substitute for artillery". He explains: "If you haven't got ...
Across the continent, drones are also in place to deliver everything from hospital supplies to life jackets in Chile and El Salvador. Europe Click here for the high-resolution version of this graphic. The first unmanned, radio-controlled aircraft test flight occurred in the United Kingdom in 19...
New robotics technology can help utility companies streamline work that is often difficult, tedious and unsafe.Drones, excavation robots and demolition robots are all operated remotely to perform work that puts employees at risk — like the inspection of unsafe structures or the excavation of buried ...
Below:One of Tim’s music videos using drones, and drone shots, as part of the story: Jah Sun - World Is A Ghetto [Official Video 2015] What improvements would you like to see made to the currently available remotely controlled copters?
(CNN) -- Barely an hour's drive from the casinos of Las Vegas, a group of unassuming buildings have become as important as the trenches were to WWI. The big difference? Today's warriors are fighting without getting in harm's way, using drones to attack targets in Afghanistan and Pakistan...