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VIDEO: Lucid Drone begins sanitising sports stadiums as fans return

2020-10-09T19:19:18+0000

North Carolina’s Lucid Drone Technologies has begun working with sports stadiums in a bid to allow spectators to return to games. The company, formed by Davidson College graduates, will reportedly use two disinfecting drones for the Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers game on Sunday, 11 October.

Amazing Solar-Powered Drone Is Also A Mobile Cell Tower

2020-10-09T13:18:03+0000

A huge fixed-winged solar-powered drone that can act as a mobile cell tower from 62,000 feet high has taken to the skies. The idea behind it all is that airborne cell towers would allow greater network coverage, and could also move to areas that need a signal. With this in mind, developers have been attempting to get such a concept to work. Since the aircraft would have to be in the air at all times, renewable energy has been explored, and now Alphabet – Google’s parent company – and Japanese tech giant SoftBank have now tested the solution. The Sunglider aircraft successfully took to the skies and ran a stable LTE connection that allowed people to connect to an online meeting. It is impressive that this project has been a success, as it is a pilotless craft that relies on solar power. Furthermore, the project was only announced in April 2019. With that in mind, this has been a rapid process that could result in exciting new possibilities in creating green aircraft that can provide high-speed internet anywhere in the world.

Seagull brings down drone over Stranraer Academy

2020-10-09T11:16:55+0000

A black-headed gull brought down a drone over a school in south-west Scotland. A roof survey was being carried out at Stranraer Academy in July when the attack occurred. An Air Accidents Investigation Branch report said the pilot had never experienced the level of aggression shown by the bird. It attacked the 6kg (13lb) drone, causing it to crash on the school roof and suffer substantial damage. The incident happened at about 12:20 on 8 July. The AAIB report said all normal pre-flight checks had been carried out, including an assessment of potential bird interference.

Drone catches great white shark swimming inches away from pro surfer

2020-10-09T10:19:08+0000

Drone footage captured the terrifying moment a great white shark nearly brushed up against Australian pro surfer Matt Wilkinson. Wilkinson was ...

Light painting with a gesture-controlled drone

2020-10-09T08:16:34+0000

Light painting with a gesture-controlled drone. Arduino Team -- October 9th, 2020. Researchers at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology ...