Emerging Tech

FDA Is Looking Into Drones for Health Inspections

But how drone-collected data will figure into the agency's old school processes is still being worked out.

Emerging Tech

A Tiny Japanese Robot Rolls Onboard the Space Station

He's here to help!

Emerging Tech

Drones Are Our Noisy Future: People Find Their Buzzing More Annoying Than Cars or Trucks

The delivery mode of the future sounds terrible.

Emerging Tech

FAA Offers Registration Refund for Drone Pilots

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's an unregistered drone!

Emerging Tech

Storm Drones Could Revolutionize Weather Forecasting

Dorothy could have skipped her trip to Oz—if she only had a storm drone.

Digital Government

I Could Kill You with a Consumer Drone

As a former intelligence soldier who now sells drones for a living, I can tell you this problem is bigger than almost anyone realizes.

Emerging Tech

There’s Finally a Drone That Might be Simple Enough for Anyone to Fly

Who has two thumbs and can pilot a drone? You, probably.

Emerging Tech

A Drone Inspects a Bridge. Now What?

The Federal Highway Agency needs visualization tools to make sense what's being collected by its unmanned inspectors.

Digital Government

The US Air Force Wants to Remind You (and China) That its Secret Space Drone Is Back

The autonomous craft spent 718 days in space.

Emerging Tech

Drones Flying By Airports Coming Soon(ish)

Current FAA regulations prohibit drones from flying within 5 miles of an airport without notifying air traffic control.

Emerging Tech

There’s No Such Thing As a Flying Car

Some companies believe they’re about to change that.

Digital Government

The Five Coolest Drones from America’s Biggest Naval Arms Show

New drones above and beneath the waves will change the way navies sail and fight in contested waters.

Emerging Tech

This Hurricane Drone Flies High for Science

Gathering weather data is no easy task.

Digital Government

Is the US Ready for Police Drones Outfitted With Tasers, Tear Gas and Lethal Weapons?

A new Connecticut bill would allow officers, not civilians, to use weaponized drones.

Emerging Tech

These Drones Inspect Wind Turbines for Damage

In just 20 minutes.

Emerging Tech

Meet Medusa and Jenny—Drones You Fly with Your Mind

A growing drone startup uses augmented reality to drop the joystick.

Digital Government

The Invisible Fence That Keeps Drones Away From the President

Some drones are programmed to avoid restricted airspace—but it’s not hard to ignore the limits and fly there anyway.

Digital Government

Video: How a Cardboard Drone Could Save Lives

Disposable, yet potentially invaluable.

Modernization

UPS Is Testing Drones That Allow Its Delivery Trucks to Be in Two Places at Once

Spending all day waiting for a package delivery may one day be a thing of the past.