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Bird-Inspired RAVEN Robot Has Specialised Legs to Help it Jump Into Flight
Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a bird-like robot named RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments), designed to launch into flight using spring-loaded legs. This innovative design was inspired by the flight mechanics of crows, which use their legs to spring into the air, allowin...
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India-Made High-Speed Drone Successfully Flight Tested In Karnataka
The Defence Ministry on Friday said a successful flight trial of an indigenous high-speed flying-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was carried out in Karnataka's Chitradurga that propelled India into an elite club of nations.
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Israel Conducts First Test Of Autonomous Flying Taxi To Ease Traffic Congestion
11 drone operating and delivery companies were involved in tests and experimental flights throughout Israel last week.
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UK's Urban-Air Port Tests Operations for World’s First Ventiport, Meant for Drones, Future Flying Taxis
A pop-up urban port for delivery drones -- and one day, potentially flying taxis -- launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking. Developed by UK firm Urban-Air Port, the port is named Air-One.
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Zomato, Swiggy, Dunzo Get DGCA’s Approval for Fly Test Drone Deliveries in India: Report
Zomato, Swiggy, and Google-backed Dunzo are amongst the consortia that have reportedly received an approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to test fly drone deliveries in India.
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Watch: Zomato Successfully Tests Hybrid Drone For Aerial Food Delivery
Coming soon - food delivered to your door by a drone! Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal recently announced successful test flight by hybrid drone that carried 5 kg payload, covering 5 km. in 10 minutes.
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Driverless Hover-Taxi Makes First 'Concept' Flight In Dubai
Dubai staged a test flight on Monday for what it said would soon be the world's first drone taxi service under an ambitious plan by the United Arab Emirates city to lead the Arab world in innovation.
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Made In India Rustom-2 Drone Flies High In First Test: 10 Points
Giving a big push to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India plan, a new version of an unmanned combat aerial vehicle successfully completed a test flight today. The Tapas 201 or Rustom-2 comes seven years after Rustom-1 and it is on par with US drones in its category.
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UPS Launches US Drone Test Flights For Urgent Medical Deliveries
United Parcel Service Inc said it began testing the use of drones for emergency deliveries of medical supplies this week with a flight in rural Massachusetts, which the company hopes will eventually lead to federal approval of drones as a regular delivery option.
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Facebook's Internet-Delivery Drone Completes First Test Flight
Social media giant Facebook has successfully carried out its first test flight of a solar-powered drone designed to provide faster and inexpensive internet access to remote regions of the world.
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Facebook Aquila Solar-Powered Internet Drone Passes First Full-Scale Test Flight
The Aquila program is a key part of Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of helping connect everyone in the world.
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Aquila, Facebook's Solar-Powered Internet Drone Takes Flight
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had completed a successful test flight of a solar-powered drone that it hopes will help it extend internet connectivity to every corner of the planet.
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Wal-Mart Eyes Drone Home Deliveries
Wal-Mart is actively looking at the possibility of using drones to make deliveries to US customers, a spokesman said Monday, following the lead of Amazon and other retailers.
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Facebook Ready to Test Internet-Beaming Drones
Facebook on Thursday said it is ready to begin test flights of a high-altitude drone designed to provide Internet access to remote locations of the world.
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The Ever-Evolving Cyber Threat to Planes
Hackers and cyber-terrorists present an ever-evolving threat to airlines, with experts constantly testing for new vulnerabilities, including the fear that drones could be used to throw a plane off course.
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Bird-Inspired RAVEN Robot Has Specialised Legs to Help it Jump Into Flight
Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a bird-like robot named RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple ENvironments), designed to launch into flight using spring-loaded legs. This innovative design was inspired by the flight mechanics of crows, which use their legs to spring into the air, allowin...
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India-Made High-Speed Drone Successfully Flight Tested In Karnataka
The Defence Ministry on Friday said a successful flight trial of an indigenous high-speed flying-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was carried out in Karnataka's Chitradurga that propelled India into an elite club of nations.
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Israel Conducts First Test Of Autonomous Flying Taxi To Ease Traffic Congestion
11 drone operating and delivery companies were involved in tests and experimental flights throughout Israel last week.
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UK's Urban-Air Port Tests Operations for World’s First Ventiport, Meant for Drones, Future Flying Taxis
A pop-up urban port for delivery drones -- and one day, potentially flying taxis -- launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking. Developed by UK firm Urban-Air Port, the port is named Air-One.
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Zomato, Swiggy, Dunzo Get DGCA’s Approval for Fly Test Drone Deliveries in India: Report
Zomato, Swiggy, and Google-backed Dunzo are amongst the consortia that have reportedly received an approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to test fly drone deliveries in India.
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Watch: Zomato Successfully Tests Hybrid Drone For Aerial Food Delivery
Coming soon - food delivered to your door by a drone! Zomato Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal recently announced successful test flight by hybrid drone that carried 5 kg payload, covering 5 km. in 10 minutes.
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Driverless Hover-Taxi Makes First 'Concept' Flight In Dubai
Dubai staged a test flight on Monday for what it said would soon be the world's first drone taxi service under an ambitious plan by the United Arab Emirates city to lead the Arab world in innovation.
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Made In India Rustom-2 Drone Flies High In First Test: 10 Points
Giving a big push to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India plan, a new version of an unmanned combat aerial vehicle successfully completed a test flight today. The Tapas 201 or Rustom-2 comes seven years after Rustom-1 and it is on par with US drones in its category.
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UPS Launches US Drone Test Flights For Urgent Medical Deliveries
United Parcel Service Inc said it began testing the use of drones for emergency deliveries of medical supplies this week with a flight in rural Massachusetts, which the company hopes will eventually lead to federal approval of drones as a regular delivery option.
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Facebook's Internet-Delivery Drone Completes First Test Flight
Social media giant Facebook has successfully carried out its first test flight of a solar-powered drone designed to provide faster and inexpensive internet access to remote regions of the world.
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Facebook Aquila Solar-Powered Internet Drone Passes First Full-Scale Test Flight
The Aquila program is a key part of Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of helping connect everyone in the world.
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Aquila, Facebook's Solar-Powered Internet Drone Takes Flight
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had completed a successful test flight of a solar-powered drone that it hopes will help it extend internet connectivity to every corner of the planet.
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Wal-Mart Eyes Drone Home Deliveries
Wal-Mart is actively looking at the possibility of using drones to make deliveries to US customers, a spokesman said Monday, following the lead of Amazon and other retailers.
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Facebook Ready to Test Internet-Beaming Drones
Facebook on Thursday said it is ready to begin test flights of a high-altitude drone designed to provide Internet access to remote locations of the world.
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The Ever-Evolving Cyber Threat to Planes
Hackers and cyber-terrorists present an ever-evolving threat to airlines, with experts constantly testing for new vulnerabilities, including the fear that drones could be used to throw a plane off course.
