Emerging Tech
Video: How Amazon Gets Your Order to You
An army of robots is behind that Amazon Prime shipment.
Digital Government
Feds Will Require $5 Registration Fee for Drones
Drone companies are expecting big sales for the holidays, but the government just gave them a lump of coal.
Digital Government
Tokyo Police Use Nets to Capture Rogue Drones
The idea of catching drones this way isn’t new, and Tokyo’s police chose the method after reviewing various anti-drone efforts underway in other nations.
Emerging Tech
Getting a Drone for Christmas? You’ll Have to Register with FAA Eventually
As many as 1 million people could receive drones as gifts.
Emerging Tech
Video: The High-Powered Technology Inside a Racing Drone
As drone racing becomes more popular, the machines become more powerful.
Digital Government
The US Government Wants to Register Drones. Here's Why It Should.
There are a lot of concerns about integrating drones into the national airspace.
Artificial Intelligence
Community Rallies to 'Ban Killer Drones'
The unmanned-aircraft industry could help to revive a struggling region. But what are the consequences?
Modernization
The Future of Drones? Apps
Hivemapper, a Web and Android app hints at what might be ahead for drones.
Emerging Tech
Justice Department Wants Anti-Drone Systems for Prisons
Unmanned air vehicles "have presented a new and evolving threat" for federal prison facilities.
Emerging Tech
Video: 3 Things to Consider Before Getting a Drone
Keep your eye on the skies, because the Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Department have stepped in to set some regulations.
Emerging Tech
Google Plans Drone Delivery Service by 2017
Google already has a same-day, ground-based delivery service, called Google Express.
Digital Government
Army's Unmanned Helicopter Passes Key Test
The Army’s signature rotorcraft, equipped with new hardware and software, shows off a new self-piloting capability and robotic teaming.
Digital Government
Navy Plans To Deploy A Submarine Drone Squadron By 2020
The highly autonomous underwater vehicles could be sent to scout ahead of attack submarines, or to guard valuable undersea targets.
Emerging Tech
FAA to Require Recreational Drones to be Registered with the Goverment
Getting a drone for Christmas? Better register it before you wrap it.
Digital Government
The Military Is Creating Vampire Drones That Die in the Sun
Like meeting the one true death, the Pentagon wants a drone that dissolves by morning light—or in 4 hours, whichever comes first.
Emerging Tech
Video: Watch These Battle Drones Cage Fight
What began as a military technology has exploded into a multimillion-dollar market that will top $90 billion within a decade.
Digital Government
Two Men Were Busted for Flying a Drone in the Most Restricted Airspace in America
A word of caution to drone-owners: Don’t fly your UAV near the White House.
Digital Government
Join a Drone Over the Indonesian Fires Smoking Out an Entire Region
A strong El Niño climate phenomenon has created particularly dry conditions and led to fast-spreading fires, all captured by drones and satellites.
Digital Government
The Government Is Testing Military-Grade Technology to Keep Drones Away From Airports
With the agency’s final rule for commercial drones still more than half a year out, FAA is responding to an increasing number of “close calls” between airliners and drones.
Emerging Tech
Drone Company Faces $1.9 Million Fine for Unsanctioned Flights
The FAA has proposed its largest ever fine of a company for unauthorized drone flights.
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