uavs
Science
The Seaglider, Hunting
11:53AM Brian Lam | This microphoned submarine glider has been collecting ocean sounds for a few weeks. When it is plucked from the sea in a week, researchers will use software to parse its audiofiles for rare beaked whale songs. More »
Weapons
Yellow Jacket: The Unmanned Helicopter That Sniffs Out Bombs
6:00PM Rosa Golijan | Roadside bombs are a source of fear for both soldiers as well as their worried families at home. Thankfully the Pentagon is working on projects such as Yellow Jacket: unmanned helicopters which detect electromagnetic emissions from potential improvised explosive devices (IEDs). More »
Vehicles
2:00PM Chris Jacob | The Chinese military has apparently been copying American UAV designs for a while now. After they got bored simply rebuilding Uncle Sam’s models, they decided to design a few of their own. And they blow ours out of the water. More »
Chinese Knockoff UAV Better Than The Real Thing
2:00PM Chris Jacob | The Chinese military has apparently been copying American UAV designs for a while now. After they got bored simply rebuilding Uncle Sam’s models, they decided to design a few of their own. And they blow ours out of the water. More »
Vehicles
Today @ Giz Gallery ‘09: Mud Computers And Exclusive Spy Drones!
5:15AM Adrian Covert | Gizmodo Gallery ‘09 started off with a bang yesterday, as it was packed full of people despite a minor problem with the air conditioning. But we’re back today with the exclusive new Draganflyer X8 UAV and the Mud Tub computer. More »
Vehicles
Runaway Drone Shot Out Of Sky
12:20PM Rosa Golijan | An MQ-9 Reaper drone’s fail-safe programming failed and it rushed toward Afghanistan’s airspace on Sunday. The US Air Force simply responded by sending a manned plane to shoot it down. Turns out this isn’t all that uncommon. More »
Vehicles
Pentagon Wants A Flying Bug: This Flapping Nano Bot Is Phase One
9:30PM Danny Allen | Last year, DARPA granted aerospace firm, Aeronvironment, a chunk of change and six-months to demonstrate a bird-sized Nano Air Vehicle (NAV). This video shows the result: the “smallest ever free-flying aircraft to hover and climb with flapping wings”. More »
Cameras
Panasonic HVX HD Mounted To UAV Makes For A Cool Music Video
8:30AM Sean Fallon | Whether you enjoy the music or not, just about every gadget fan can appreciate AerialPan’s custom Panasonic HVX UAV mount. The mind wobbles at the glorious visual possibilities. More »
Cameras
Draganfly X4 UAV Is Cheaper Than Ever
Robots
Need To Fly A Military Drone? Yep, There’s An IPhone App For That
2:40PM Danny Allen | MIT Professor Missy Cummings (a former F-18 Hornet Navy Pilot), and her team of 30 students and undergrads, have successfully demonstrated how an iPhone could be used to control an unmanned area vehicle, or UAV. More »
Weapons
