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Broad based exemptions to drone pilots could lead to emergency situations

Broad based exemptions to drone pilots could lead to emergency situations
19/03/2016 | Management
Although private drone operators have signed up in droves to help during emergencies, their broad based exemptions provided by the FAA can lead to potentially critical situations. Although civilian drone operators tend to cause many emergency situations, in a twist of fate, it turns out many are...
culture, drone, emergency, faa, gear, government, regulation, robots, searchandrescue

Researchers combine features of geckos and ants in tiny robots

Researchers combine features of geckos and ants in tiny robots
15/03/2016 | Innovation
Using biomimicry researchers use 6 robots weighing less than half a pound each to tug a two ton car. Researchers from Stanford University may have had ants for inspiration when they designed their tiny uBots. The researchers have created tiny robots, each weighing less than half a pound, which in...
Ants, car, Microrobots, robots, science, StanfordUniversity, uTug, video

DoD reports the deployment of military drones in the United States

DoD reports the deployment of military drones in the United States
10/03/2016 | World
As per the report there has been 20 such instances. The Pentagon has deployed military drones in the United States. Before you start your journey on the road of a conspiracy theory, be assured that the situation isn’t as bad as you think.   As per a recently published report by the DoD,...
culture, departmentofdefense, drone, gear, government, military, pentagon, privacy, robots, spying, surveillance, uav

Swiss researchers create stretchable circuits

Swiss researchers create stretchable circuits
01/03/2016 | Innovation
This technology is likely to transform wearables and robotics in the near future. What does robots and smart clothing have in common – Swiss researchers. In an invention that will create electronic circuits which can be stretched almost four times their original length in any given direction, Swiss...
Bioelectronics, Circuits, Elastic, Electronics, gallium, gold, robots, science, Stretchable, video, wearables

Mercedez-Benz employs humans instead of robots in its assembly line

Mercedez-Benz employs humans instead of robots in its assembly line
29/02/2016 | Companies
Customised requirements have demanded the increased involvement of skilled human workers in Mercedes-Benz’s assembly lines. Ever heard of an industrialized company reversing its decision on automating its assembly lines and preferring humans instead of robots? In what is an eye opener, Mercedes...
assemblyline, automobiles, cars, culture, factory, mercedes-benz, mercedesbenz, production, robots, transportation