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Nokia Tries Again for Drone Test Using AT&T Mobile Phones
Does this count as a mulligan? Nokia has reapplied for permission to conduct drone experiments using AT&T smartphones to test radio frequency signal strength after previous approval secured by the company last year went unused. According to its application, Nokia’s … Continue reading
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Idaho colleges to offer drone piloting classes
Two community colleges in Idaho will offer classes on piloting unmanned aerial vehicles to train people for jobs in the growing commercial drone industry. Brad Ward, president of Hayden-based drone company Empire Unmanned, will teach the first two-day class at … Continue reading
Drones tapped for nuclear waste site clean-up
Cleaning up old nuclear waste sites around the country is a long, expensive and dangerous process—and autonomous robot research at the University of Nevada, Reno promises to help that process with a combination of advanced, intelligent, autonomous aerial and ground … Continue reading
Drone owners warned to keep their UAVs away from Friday’s inauguration
An increase in security in Washington D.C. in recent years means drone flights in its airspace are already severely restricted. But there’s a good chance that some quadcopter enthusiasts heading to the capital this Friday intent on capturing some aerial … Continue reading
