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Alibaba Uses Drones In Deliveries For The First Time

Feb 05, 2015 01:01 PM EST

Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce company, is using drones for deliveries of orders and products to customers in the mainland for the first time.

Like a Transformer, Bat-like Robot Flies and Walks

Marco Foronda |

Jan 26, 2015 05:12 AM EST

The robot's design is inspired by the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus.

Chernobyl Captured on Film By Drone

David Curry |

Nov 30, 2014 11:07 AM EST

Chernobyl is still off limits for most, almost 30 years after the nuclear disaster the town still has pockets of radiation. One drone has captured the abandoned buildings in perfect detail.

China Deploys Drones to Combat Smog

Michael A. Katz |

Nov 10, 2014 09:50 AM EST

China's Liaoning province is deploying its first drone aircrafts to help tackle its growing smog problem, reports state news agency Xinhua.

Drones Flying Over French Nuclear Power Plants Sparks Investigation

Cory Doyle |

Oct 31, 2014 05:20 PM EDT

An investigation by the French government is underway following multiple drones that have been spotted flying over its nuclear power plants.

Drones Used In Malaysia to Aid In Fighting Malaria

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 27, 2014 10:49 AM EDT

Researchers have been using a small camera-carrying drone to make the project possible.

Flying Drone Captures Incredible Killer Whale Footage in Canada

Ana Verayo |

Oct 20, 2014 09:24 AM EDT

A group of scientists have captured amazing images and video of orca whale life in British Columbia.

In 10 Years, One in Three Jobs Will Be Taken Over by Software or Robots

Dino Lirios |

Oct 07, 2014 06:36 AM EDT

Smart machines are a new kind of technology and machinery capable of multiply types of work.

California Police Can Fly Drones Without Warrants

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 01, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

Democratic Governor Jerry Brown rejected a bill on Sunday that that would have required law enforcement authorities to have a court-issued warrant before they can fly unmanned aerial vehicles in most cases.

MIT Develops Underwater Robots to Detect Smuggled Contraband

Ana Verayo |

Sep 29, 2014 06:32 AM EDT

This football shaped robot uses ultrasound to examine the ship's outer hull.

Fantastic Voyage: From Fiction to Fact through Graphene

Dino Lirios |

Sep 08, 2014 07:41 AM EDT

They're trying to build drones that can be injected in one's bloodstream, eyeball, spinal cord or the brain.

China Successfully Tests New Recon and Attack Drones

Andy Vitalicio |

Sep 01, 2014 03:45 PM EDT

China took a major step forward in the development of its unmanned flight technology with the successful test flight of its advanced drone system, Rainbow No. 4.

Google X Reveals Project Wing: A Drone Emergency Delivery Service System

Ana Verayo |

Aug 31, 2014 08:08 AM EDT

Google X unveils its latest project where a group of drones can deliver goods to people during emergency situations.

ISIS Brandishes Drone Capabilities in Propaganda Video

Cory Doyle |

Aug 25, 2014 09:04 PM EDT

ISIS appears now to be using highly sophisticated surveillance technology to plan its military operations and attacks against the Syrian Army. Jihadist terrorist groups are now using equipment that was once the monopoly of states.

Uighurs Protest Chinese Drone Surveillance

David Perry |

Aug 19, 2014 11:11 AM EDT

Critics contend Beijing's drones unfairly target the Uighur people. The Uyghur American Association (UAA) demanded officials in Beijing disclose their deployment of drones in the vast western Xinjiang Province.

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