Background Robots are an increasingly common sight in U.S. police departments. These unmanned ground vehicles are used for roles that are deemed too hazardous for law enforcement officers, such as inspecting and disarming explosive ordnance. The influx of robots into civilian law enforcement agencies follows the …
12/21/15 -12/27/15 If you would like to receive the Weekly Roundup in your inbox, please subscribe at the bottom of the page. News Drones have been banned from World Cup ski events after a large multirotor drone that was being used to film a race nearly hit one of the skiers. …
By Arthur Holland Michel, @WriteArthur and Dan Gettinger, @GettDan Aerial drones are media superstars; they tend to hog the spotlight. In their shadows, a whole ecosystem of ground based drones is evolving at an equally fervid pace, with equally significant implications for both the military and civilian spheres. The lowly Unmanned …
