Ukraine Has Written a Folk Song About Its Drone
Music is a powerful means of resistance in wartime. These are some of the songs about the war in Ukraine. Continue reading Ukraine Has Written a Folk Song About Its Drone
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Wireless Charging for Border Patrol Drones
It makes sense to use drones to patrol borders or perimeters. But there’s a problem. Drones have to carry batteries or fuel and mostly have a short operating time. A …read more Continue reading Wireless Charging for Border Patrol Drones
Reverse Engineering a 900 MHz RC Transmitter And Receiver
For those building their own remote controlled devices like RC boats and quadcopter drones, having a good transmitter-receiver setup is a significant factor in the eventual usability of their build. …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineering a 900 MHz RC Transmitter And Receiver
Underwater Drone Films, is in Film
Having a drone that can follow you running or biking with a camera isn’t big news these days. But French firm Notilo Plus has an underwater drone that can follow …read more Continue reading Underwater Drone Films, is in Film
Flying Sausage Rescues Pooch, Drone Pilots Save The Day
When we write about drone stories from the United Kingdom, they often have a slightly depressing air to them as we relate tales of unverified air proximity reports closing airports …read more Continue reading Flying Sausage Rescues Pooch, Drone Pilots Save The Day
Kinetic Strikes Via A Consumer Grade Drone
Kinetic projectiles are a seldom-used weapon of war, consisting of heavy metal slugs dropped from a great height by aircraft. On the way down to the ground, they pick up …read more Continue reading Kinetic Strikes Via A Consumer Grade Drone
Inverted Pendulum Balanced On A Drone
[Nicholas Rehm] works during the day at the Applied Physics Laboratory at John Hopkins, Maryland, so has considerable experience with a variety of UAV applications. The question arose about how …read more Continue reading Inverted Pendulum Balanced On A Drone
When Benchies Fly
Most of us have printed a few benchies to test our 3D printers. The intrepid little boat has a variety of features that tax different parts of the printing process. …read more Continue reading When Benchies Fly
LEONARDO: The Hopping, Flying Bipedal Robot
We appear to have a new entry atop the “Robots That Creep Us Out” leader board: meet LEONARDO, the combination quadcopter/bipedal robot. LEONARDO, a somewhat tortured name derived from “LEgs …read more Continue reading LEONARDO: The Hopping, Flying Bipedal Robot
Drone Replaces Kite in Recreation of Famous Atmospheric Electricity Experiment
Finally, someone decided to answer the question that nobody was asking: what if [Benjamin Franklin] had had a drone rather than a kite? Granted, [Jay Bowles] didn’t fly his electricity-harvesting …read more Continue reading Drone Replaces Kite in Recreation of Famous Atmospheric Electricity Experiment