uav
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Monster Machines: The Robo Raven Is So Lifelike, It Fools Bird Brains
We’ve been trying to create robots that mimic natural bird-flight for years, but they’ve only ever achieved a crude imitation. This is largely because, unlike the robots, real birds can move their wings independently.
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This Liquid Hydrogen UAV Just Flew For Two Days Straight
In 2009, the Office of Naval Research’s super-endurance drone, the Ion Tiger, flew for a record 23 hours, 17 minutes — the longest ever for a fuel cell-powered UAV. But late last week, the ONR demolished its own record with a 48-plus hour foray into the great blue yonder.
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The Drone Is A Lie: How UAV Technology Grew Into Urban Legend
Drones are fictional, Adam Rothstein says. “They are a cultural characterisation of many different things, compiled into a single concept.” I think this is persuasive and useful, conceptually, so let this be the assumption from which the rest of the argument proceeds — an expansion on one I’ve briefly explored before.
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FBI Seeks Public Help Over Mystery Drone Spotted In New York
The classic Twilight Zone episode takes a 21st century turn. Yesterday, a man aboard an Alitalia flight preparing to land at JFK spied something disturbing outside his window: what appeared to be an unmanned vehicle in the sky. Updated with statement from FBI.