Tag Archives: Prototypes and Patents

Passenger drones are a better kind of flying car

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Martin Walls

TRAVELLERS have long envied the birds. In 1842 William Henson, a British lacemaker, somewhat optimistically filed a patent for an “aerial steam carriage”. It took another 60 years and the arrival of the internal combustion engine before Orville and Wilbur … Continue reading →

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Can Edible Drones Deliver Humanitarian Aid?

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Martin Walls

People trapped in war-torn or disaster-ravaged areas desperately need food and medical supplies. But how do you get it to them? Nigel Gifford thinks he has an answer: an edible drone. Gifford, founder and chairman of two-year-old Windhorse Aerospace, based … Continue reading →

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MIT Mapping System Makes Drones Self-Aware

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Martin Walls

If drone deliveries are the future, NanoMap is the present. MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) developed a system that allows drones to consistently fly at 20 mph through dense environments without incident. How? By embracing uncertainty … … Continue reading →

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DoD Introduces Contest for New Drones that Fly Like Bats and Insects

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Martin Walls

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a new initiative to support scientific research for the development of drones that fly like bats and insects. The Department of Defense (DoD) introduced the Defense Enterprise Science Initiative (DESI), “a new … Continue reading →

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