Enlarge (credit: Petro Zadorozhny | Getty Images) In the snowy streets of the north Ukrainian town of Trostyanets, the Russian missile system fires rockets every second. Tanks and military vehicles are parked on either side of the blasting artillery system, positioned among houses and near the town’s railway system. The weapon is not working alone, […]
Enlarge (credit: Zipline International) Six years ago, Rwanda had a blood delivery problem. More than 12 million people live in the small East African country, and like those in other nations, sometimes they get into car accidents. New mothers hemorrhage. Anemic children need urgent transfusions. You can’t predict these emergencies. They just happen. And when they […]
Enlarge (credit: Kroger) Kroger, one of America’s biggest grocery chains, is beginning to test a drone-delivery service in the Cincinnati area. Starting this week, Kroger will begin testing deliveries near the company’s store in Centerville, Ohio. “Customer deliveries are scheduled to begin later this spring, and a second pilot is scheduled to launch this summer […]
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Enlarge (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) After months of uncertainty, corporations and hobbyists alike finally have a set of drone guidelines from the Federal Aviation Administration. The final rules are a step back from some proposed restrictions, as they will allow flights over crowds and some nighttime operations. But all drones weighing over 0.25kg (0.55lb) will […]
President-elect Joe Biden appeared a little astonished when his Saturday nighttime fireworks display was unexpectedly disrupted by some extra skies art spelling his name out, the quantity 46, after which a map of the nation. The key behind the magic? A choreographed drone swarm, similar to those initiated by Intel and accustomed to illuminate everything […]