The nimbly-named PD6B-AW-ARM has two claw machine-like appendages that can grab things (LIKE CHAIRS), lift them right up, fly a ways with them, and then drop them. Beyond chair-stealing, this beauty can help search and rescue crews drop buoys and floats to people during natural disasters.
Drones aren’t usually known for their dancing prowess. But a new performance presents a whole flock of autonomous drones, with no pre-programmed routes, taking their cues from a human dancer in real-time. European artist-scientist team CollMot Robotics set out to create the piece to offer an alternative vision to UAVs used for military and surveillance purposes. “Artists and scientists can…
Lucky onlookers spotted something in the night sky Tuesday over downtown Fort Worth that appears to be a preview of an official demonstration to come – a coordinated drone light show. “We didn’t know what was going on,” said Rick McNeely, who shot a video of the colorful display and posted it to YouTube. McNeely and a date were taking in…
