Quadcopter vs. Swarm of Angry Bees: Place Your Bets

Drones face all kinds of airborne adversaries from gun-toting quadcopter hunters to hackers to other flying contraptions. And it looks like nature is contributing its own flying obstacle as well, in the form of a swarm of angry bees. So who wins in the war of propellers vs. stings? Well, duh.

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Watch This Intelligent Quadcopter Recover After Losing a Prop In Flight

It will be years before Amazon’s dream of same day package deliveries via drone will ever become a reality. But you can forget about trying to shoot one down for some free electronics thanks to new software that allows a quadcopter to stay aloft—and on course—even after losing one or more of its propellers.

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The Forest Service Spent $100,000 on Drones It Can’t Even Use

The Forest Service Spent $100,000 on Drones It Can't Even Use

Everyone knows by now that Americans aren’t thrilled about the use of domestic drones. So if you’re a government agency and decide to invest many thousands of taxpayer dollars on surveillance drones, it’d be good if you checked to see if you can actually fly them first.

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Gifts for Your Favorite Drone Enthusiast

Gifts for Your Favorite Drone Enthusiast

To a lot of people, drones are those scary things that kill people in Afghanistan. To others, though, they’re a super-fun hobby and even a valuable tool.

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1995 Patent Shows Early Version of Navy’s Submarine-Launched Drone

1995 Patent Shows Early Version of Navy's Submarine-Launched Drone

Today the U.S. Navy announced that it successfully launched an unmanned aerial vehicle from a submerged submarine. Quite an impressive feat, no doubt. But it’s far from a new idea. In fact, the Navy applied for a patent on a similar submarine drone-launcher in 1995.

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The Navy Just Launched a Drone from a Submarine—While Underwater

The Navy Just Launched a Drone from a Submarine—While Underwater

If you thought launching a drone from an aircraft carrier was impressive, you’re going to be blown away by this: After six years of development, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has successfully launched a drone from a submerged submarine.

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Even the U.N. Is Using Drones to Spy on People Now

Even the U.N. Is Using Drones to Spy on People Now

The United Nations now has its own drone program. Its first unmanned aircraft took off earlier this week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Joining some 87 countries with the capability, the organization says it’s just keeping up with the world’s technological advances.

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SkyJack Drone Hacks And Gains Control Of Other Drones

Commercial use of drones isn’t widespread, but with the recent announcement of Amazon Prime Air, it looks like it may only be a matter of a few years before we see drones moving packages and products to and fro. Many people have expressed concerns, for example, what’s to stop someone from shooting down an Amazon drone and stealing the package? That may not be the only threat that these drones, or other similar drones, might face. SkyJack is a drone that’s capable of hacking drones flying near it and handing over control to the attacker.

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    SkyJack Lets You Hunt Down and Hack Other Drones From the Air

    SkyJack Lets You Hunt Down and Hack Other Drones From the Air

    It was only a matter of time before someone started hacking drones, and now Samy Kamkar has released all the hardware and software required to build a drone that can hunt and hack others as it flies—creating an army of zombies along the way.

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    Some Good Things Drones Can (Actually) Do

    Some Good Things Drones Can (Actually) Do

    While everyone is freaking out about Amazon’s plan to unleash an army of delivery drones on the world, it’s important to remember that these flying robots can do much more than just move packages.

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