Defense contractor announces its largest swarm-capable ocean drone yet

Saronic, a defense-technology company based in Austin, Texas, has announced the Corsair, its largest autonomous surface vessel yet. It’s a 24-ft (7.3-m) sleek ship with customizable capabilities that can be deployed in “the thousands” for the US Navy.C… Continue reading Defense contractor announces its largest swarm-capable ocean drone yet

Biggest drone display in history puts high-def 3D screens in the sky

October 1 is China’s National Day – and the high-tech metropolis of Shenzhen celebrated with an eye-popping spectacle: a record-smashing swarm display of 10,197 drones in concert, showing just how far this next-gen entertainment technology has come.Con… Continue reading Biggest drone display in history puts high-def 3D screens in the sky

Biggest drone display in history puts high-def 3D screens in the sky

October 1 is China’s National Day – and the high-tech metropolis of Shenzhen celebrated with an eye-popping spectacle: a record-smashing swarm display of 10,197 drones in concert, showing just how far this next-gen entertainment technology has come.Con… Continue reading Biggest drone display in history puts high-def 3D screens in the sky

Biggest drone display in history puts high-def 3D screens in the sky

October 1 is China’s National Day – and the high-tech metropolis of Shenzhen celebrated with an eye-popping spectacle: a record-smashing swarm display of 10,197 drones in concert, showing just how far this next-gen entertainment technology has come.Con… Continue reading Biggest drone display in history puts high-def 3D screens in the sky

Use Jedi Mind Tricks To Control Your Next Drone Swarm

Controlling a single drone takes up a considerable amount of concentration and normally involves wearing silly goggles. It only gets harder if you want to control a swarm. Researchers at Skolkovo Institute of Technology decided Jedi mind tricks were the best way, and set up swarm control using hand gestures.  …read more

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Foursquare’s Hypertrending helps you spy on the coolest local happenings

Ten years after the launch of Foursquare at SXSW, the company is laying its technology bare with a futuristic version of its old app that doesn’t require a check-in at all. The godfather of location apps is returning to the launchpad with Hypertrending, but this time it hopes to learn what developers might do with […] Continue reading Foursquare’s Hypertrending helps you spy on the coolest local happenings