If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone In 2007, Addie Wagenknecht started using drones to make abstract paintings. Her works both challenge and celebrate the aerial robot and its …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News A U.S. drone strike killed nine suspected militants in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan’s tribal belt. The strike took place 60 km from the town of Miram Shah, hitting …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone As the drone industry grows and becomes more complex, it is both more important and more difficult than ever to keep track …
On the Horizon Amazon will begin testing a drone delivery system in Cambridge, England. The online retailer’s decision to move Prime Air to the U.K. is facilitated in part by its acquisition two years ago of tech startup Evi Technologies. (TechCrunch) Meanwhile, in Nairobi, an e-commerce company plans on using …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone Robotic swarms have become a hot topic in the news recently, with numerous commentators predicting that developments in robotic technology make swarming …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone From October 6 to October 13, eight separate U.S. drone strikes hit targets in Pakistan’s Datta Khel and Shawal Valley, making it …
By Arthur Holland Michel and Dan Gettinger On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that is aimed, at least in part, at preventing paparazzi from using drones to snoop on celebrities. While the text of A.B. 2306 does not include the word “drone” or “UAV” …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone In an in-depth conversation with Arthur Holland Michel, High & Low Bureau discusses surveillance as a tool of power, how artists and …
If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. At the Center for the Study of the Drone Our co-director Dan Gettinger spoke on Northeast Public Radio about The Drone Primer: a Compendium of the Key Issues. (The Primer is …
At the Center for the Study of the Drone On Tuesday, September 16, the Center for the Study of the Drone presents Rethinking the View from Above, a public talk at Apex Art. In this free event, which is held in conjunction with the exhibition Decolonized Skies, Center for the …
A video posted on YouTube by MediaTown claims to show the devastated area of Al-Shejaiya in Gaza. If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News The United States has started flying drones and manned spy planes over Syria to …
By Dan Gettinger Like many public safety departments across the country, the St. Louis County Police Department owns a robot. It is a small, unmanned ground vehicle that is used for bomb disposal. It was acquired through the Department of Defense 1033 Program that transfers used military equipment to local …
