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Falcon-inspired drone uses claws to perch and grab objects - New Atlas

2021-12-02T10:44:12+0000

Engineers at Stanford have now developed robotic claws inspired by the talons of a falcon that let drones perch on many different surfaces, ...

This Drone Uses Piercing Talons to Perch--or Snatch Things | WIRED

2021-12-02T01:58:28+0000

If these drones were birds, they’d be prey. But the Stereotyped Nature-Inspired Aerial Grasper, or SNAG, would be their apex predator. This new quadcopter has legs, each loaded with four 3D-printed talons that lock around whatever makes contact with them, be it a branch to rest on or perhaps, someday, other drones flying where they’re not supposed to. That’s right, it’s a drone that might hunt drones.

Sony's $9,000 drone for its Alpha cameras is available for pre-order | Engadget

2021-12-02T00:15:32+0000

Sony presented the drone at CES 2021 in January. Sony's $9000 Airpeak S1 drone is now available to order, the company announced Dec. 1. The company says the Airpeak S1 is the smallest drone that supports a full-size, mirrorless Alpha camera.

New FAA drone detection testing to protect airports happening in Atlantic City, New Jersey - 6ABC

2021-12-02T00:15:32+0000

There's a new effort to protect the nation's airports, passengers, and crews from malicious drones happening at the Atlantic City Airport.