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When building autonomous airborne vehicles like drones or UAVs, saving a little bit of weight goes a long way, literally. Every gram saved means less energy needed to keep the …read more Continue reading UAV Flight Controller Saves Weight
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
We’re not entirely sure what to call this one. It’s got the usual trappings of a drone, but with only a single rotor it clearly can’t be called by any of the standard multicopter names. Helicopter? Close, but not quite, since the rotor blades are fixed-pitch. We’ll just go with “monocopter” for now and sort out the details later for this ducted-fan, thrust-vectored UAV.
Whatever we choose to call it — builder [tesla500] dubbed it the simultaneously optimistic and fatalistic “Ikarus” — it’s really unique. The monocopter is built around a 90-mm electric ducted fan mounted vertically on a 3D-printed …read more
Continue reading Single-Rotor Drone: a Thrust-Vectoring Monocopter
US human pilots have shot down two enemy drones this month alone. But according to one expert, one day soon—within the next two decades—the drones will outmatch the best human pilots. Continue reading Human vs. Drone Combat Is the New Normal
Regulators will take another look at small drones under 5 pounds. Continue reading The FAA Says It Will Make Less Strict Rules for the Tiniest Drones
Connecticut wants to ban the weaponization of drones, after a teen armed his drone with a handgun and a flamethrower. Continue reading This state wants to ban gun-toting, flame-shooting, gas-spraying drones