Melbourne to be the first city outside the US to trial Uber’s flying taxis
Australia’s most liveable city is slated to add a flying taxi service to its transport options.
Tag: drones
Drones, sensors and DNA testing are helping conservationists protect Australia’s iconic animals
Thanks to some smart tech, native animals are having an easier time surviving alongside humans.
Agricultural robots will help farmers feed the world – and do it sustainably
Agricultural robots could address productivity and labour demands on farms, as well as help farmers operate more sustainably.
AI and machine learning are helping engineers take drone delivery to the next step
A while ago, Dr Terry Martin predicted unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were on the cusp of some very interesting developments, ...
‘Morphing’ gull-like wings could help drones soar farther
Canadian engineers and zoologists are working together to understand how gulls can change the shape of their wings to stabilise ...
Engineer Anastasia Volkova is getting the agtech industry airborne
Anastasia Volkova's data-driven crop management system uses drones and satellite platforms to help farmers know exactly what their crops need ...
Drones deliver vaccines to remote areas of the South Pacific in world-first trial
A Melbourne-based startup founded by a robotics engineer and former RAAF pilot has bagged world-first commercial contracts to ship vaccines ...
Engineers are trying to help the Great Barrier Reef make a comeback
The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble – and time is running out. Two very different projects are using engineering ...
Tracking the evolution of autonomous and unmanned aircraft
Mike Roberts, senior aeronautical engineer at Nova Systems, sees interesting challenges ahead as the adoption of unmanned aircraft continues to ...
Drones are waging war against some of the worst vineyard pests
Drones equipped with hyper-spectral cameras are helping wine makers and researchers fight off a devastating vineyard pest.
