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Vivo Patents Smartphone With Detachable Drone-Like Flying Camera Module
Vivo has filed a patent for a detachable camera module that flies in the air with the help of four propellers. This camera module is so small, that it slides into the smartphone when not in use and can slide out and fly around to take footage, when needed. It is integrated with batteries for solo flying and has infrared sensors to avoid collision.
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US to Allow Small Drones to Fly Over People and at Night in Significant Boost to Commercial Deliveries
Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries.
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Security Forces Given Clearance To Shoot Down Drones At Border: Report
At a time when Pakistan-backed terror groups are using small drones to smuggle weapons and narcotics into India, the security forces have been given clearance to shoot down drones flying at 1,000 feet or below, sources said.
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A Short First Hop For 'Drone Taxi' In Vienna
It was more of a small step than a giant leap, but the first public outing of a pilotless "drone taxi" in Vienna on Thursday nevertheless offered a glimpse into the possible future of urban travel. Several big companies such as Boeing and Airbus are working on their own versions of the technology but it was the Chinese firm EHang that unveiled its ...
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Watch: Drones Fly Down The Runway Carrying Dolce & Gabbana Handbags
Is this the future of fashion? That's probably the question you'll be asking yourself after you see what happened at Dolce and Gabbana's fashion show on Sunday. At the fashion house's show in Milan, drones - yes, drones - modelled handbags. Small drones buzzed down the runway showing off D&G's latest quilted handbags, much to the audience's amuseme...
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Dubai Starts Testing Flying Taxis
It was unmanned for its maiden test run in a ceremony arranged for Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed.
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Dubai Starts Tests in Bid to Become First City With Flying Taxis
The flying taxi developed by German drone firm Volocopter resembles a small, two-seater helicopter cabin topped by a wide hoop studded with 18 propellers.
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1 Small Delivery For A Man, 1 Giant Leap For Amazon, Drones
A video posted by Amazon shows a fully autonomous drone, no humans involved, taking off from the warehouse and flying over fields to deposit the package just outside the customer's home.
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US Relaxes Rules on Use of Drones
US FAA rules phasing in on Monday will allow companies to fly small drones without a special waiver from the agency.
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Drone Flies Near Barack Obama Motorcade In Hawaii, No Arrests
A small recreational drone hovered near President Barack Obama's motorcade in Hawaii, prompting the Secret Service to intervene, but no one was arrested or charged, officials and reports said today.
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Drone Flying to Face Stricter Monitoring in China
Flights of small drones have become rampant across the country despite the government's efforts to handle the problem.
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Small Drone Puts White House on Lockdown
The White House was briefly put on lockdown Thursday as the Secret Service detained an individual for flying a small drone in an adjacent park.
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US Proposes New Rules Regulating Drone Use, Recommends Users to be Above 17-Year
US aviation regulators unveiled sweeping new guidelines on Sunday governing the use of small unmanned drones, proposing that the devices can only fly in daylight, must remain within users' sightlines and cannot fly near manned aircraft.
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Advocates Pressure US Congress to Let Small Drones Fly
Letting small drones fly for profit in US airspace would give a big lift to the development of unmanned aerial vehicles of all sizes, a Congressional committee heard Wednesday.
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Amazon Seeks FAA Permission To Test Drones Outdoors Near Seattle
Chief executive Jeff Bezos wants to use drones - small unmanned aircraft - to deliver packages in 30 minutes or less as part of the programme dubbed "Prime Air." The company is developing drones that can fly at speeds of 50 miles per hour.
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Vivo Patents Smartphone With Detachable Drone-Like Flying Camera Module
Vivo has filed a patent for a detachable camera module that flies in the air with the help of four propellers. This camera module is so small, that it slides into the smartphone when not in use and can slide out and fly around to take footage, when needed. It is integrated with batteries for solo flying and has infrared sensors to avoid collision.
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US to Allow Small Drones to Fly Over People and at Night in Significant Boost to Commercial Deliveries
Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries.
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Security Forces Given Clearance To Shoot Down Drones At Border: Report
At a time when Pakistan-backed terror groups are using small drones to smuggle weapons and narcotics into India, the security forces have been given clearance to shoot down drones flying at 1,000 feet or below, sources said.
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A Short First Hop For 'Drone Taxi' In Vienna
It was more of a small step than a giant leap, but the first public outing of a pilotless "drone taxi" in Vienna on Thursday nevertheless offered a glimpse into the possible future of urban travel. Several big companies such as Boeing and Airbus are working on their own versions of the technology but it was the Chinese firm EHang that unveiled its ...
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Watch: Drones Fly Down The Runway Carrying Dolce & Gabbana Handbags
Is this the future of fashion? That's probably the question you'll be asking yourself after you see what happened at Dolce and Gabbana's fashion show on Sunday. At the fashion house's show in Milan, drones - yes, drones - modelled handbags. Small drones buzzed down the runway showing off D&G's latest quilted handbags, much to the audience's amuseme...
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Dubai Starts Testing Flying Taxis
It was unmanned for its maiden test run in a ceremony arranged for Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed.
-
Dubai Starts Tests in Bid to Become First City With Flying Taxis
The flying taxi developed by German drone firm Volocopter resembles a small, two-seater helicopter cabin topped by a wide hoop studded with 18 propellers.
-
1 Small Delivery For A Man, 1 Giant Leap For Amazon, Drones
A video posted by Amazon shows a fully autonomous drone, no humans involved, taking off from the warehouse and flying over fields to deposit the package just outside the customer's home.
-
US Relaxes Rules on Use of Drones
US FAA rules phasing in on Monday will allow companies to fly small drones without a special waiver from the agency.
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Drone Flies Near Barack Obama Motorcade In Hawaii, No Arrests
A small recreational drone hovered near President Barack Obama's motorcade in Hawaii, prompting the Secret Service to intervene, but no one was arrested or charged, officials and reports said today.
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Drone Flying to Face Stricter Monitoring in China
Flights of small drones have become rampant across the country despite the government's efforts to handle the problem.
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Small Drone Puts White House on Lockdown
The White House was briefly put on lockdown Thursday as the Secret Service detained an individual for flying a small drone in an adjacent park.
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US Proposes New Rules Regulating Drone Use, Recommends Users to be Above 17-Year
US aviation regulators unveiled sweeping new guidelines on Sunday governing the use of small unmanned drones, proposing that the devices can only fly in daylight, must remain within users' sightlines and cannot fly near manned aircraft.
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Advocates Pressure US Congress to Let Small Drones Fly
Letting small drones fly for profit in US airspace would give a big lift to the development of unmanned aerial vehicles of all sizes, a Congressional committee heard Wednesday.
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Amazon Seeks FAA Permission To Test Drones Outdoors Near Seattle
Chief executive Jeff Bezos wants to use drones - small unmanned aircraft - to deliver packages in 30 minutes or less as part of the programme dubbed "Prime Air." The company is developing drones that can fly at speeds of 50 miles per hour.
