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Difference engine: Unblinking eye in the sky

last yearTechnology : Babbage

WHEN drones are used even by environmental activists to track down Japanese whaling vessels, it is a sure sign that UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are no longer the sole prerogative of the military. Police forces around the world are certainly keen to lay their hands on small pilotless aircraft to help them nab fleeing criminals and monitor crime scenes from above. With price tags of a little more (and, in some case, a good deal less) than the $40,000 of a patrol car, a new generation of micro-UAVs is being recruited to replace police helicopters costing $1.
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CyPhy Works’ Micro Drones Will Follow You Indoors

Technology : Technology Review Editors' Blog (5 months ago)

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Technology : Techi.com (last week)

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News / International Affairs : The Diplomat (4 hours ago)

Vietnam flight tested six indigenously made Unmanned Aerials Vehicles (UAVs) over the weekend, Xinhua News Agency reported. “After three days of tests, from May 17-19, in Da Lat city and Lac Duong district of Lam Dong province, six ... Read Post


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