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Developed by researchers at University of Technology Sydney, an AI system dubbed Sharkspotter can identify sharks and notify beachgoers when they're nearby.

By Angela Moscaritolo
Sharkspotter

If a floating warehouse serviced by drones sounds familiar, it's because Amazon patented the idea last year.

By Matthew Humphries
Walmart Sign

According to a UBS survey, removing pilots from the equation could lower costs by $35 billion a year. The problem is, we don't trust pilotless aircraft (yet).

By Matthew Humphries
Boarding a commercial flight

At Black Hat, a research team demonstrates how an ultrasonic gun can really mess with modern electronics.

By Max Eddy
Ultrasonic Gun Tips Hoverboards and Wobbles VR

A new patent describes how Amazon's drones will scan your home while delivering packages to see if anything needs fixing.

By Matthew Humphries
Amazon Prime Air MARS 2017
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The tiny, relatively affordable Yuneec Breeze places an emphasis on ease of use, but it isn't as capable as many other drones.

By Jim Fisher
Yuneec Breeze

The AirDog II is an autonomous drone designed for extreme sports and outdoor fanatics. It's more expensive than competing models, but it flies itself.

By Jim Fisher
AirDog II

Despite widespread derision, selfie sticks are useful tools for photographers of all stripes.

By Grant Brunner
Top Rated Selfie Sticks

It turns out the FAA isn't actually allowed to have a drone registry, so the agency is offering to refund your money and expunge your data from the record.

By Tom Brant
Drone Rodeo

Facebook called the landing 'absolutely perfect,' but admitted that Aquila suffered a 'few minor, easily repairable dings' from its gravel landing pad.

By Angela Moscaritolo
Facebook's Aquila internet drone

Flying alone isn't the most efficient way to get your drone to its destination. MIT engineers hope that their design could one day be used to transport humans.

By Tom Brant
MIT Drone Flies and Drives

Two drones working together can create a 3D image of objects hidden behind a wall by bouncing wireless signals off each other.

By Matthew Humphries
UC Santa Barbara Drones 3D imaging

Imagine a beehive the size of a skyscraper, but instead of bees there's autonomous drones flying in and out to deliver packages all day.

By Matthew Humphries
Amazon Prime Air drone delivery

President Trump will surely be interested to hear about Luckey's alternative wall that doesn't involve building an actual wall.

By Matthew Humphries
Oculus Rift Ross Martin Palmer Luckey
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The DJI Spark is a $500 palm-size gesture-controlled selfie drone for the masses, but it's hampered by short flying time and an app that could be easier to use.

By Jim Fisher
DJI Spark

It's a shipping label with a built-in parachute enabling packages to be dropped from a drone in flight.

By Matthew Humphries
Amazon Prime Air drone delivery

Any drone flying over domestic soil would be up for destruction if deemed a threat.

By Matthew Humphries
Camera-mounted drone

Spark, DJI's smallest camera drone yet, can lift off from the palm of your hand and be controlled via hand gestures alone.

By Angela Moscaritolo
DJI Spark

To use all flight functions and live in-flight video streaming on a DJI drone, you'll have to register it.

By Matthew Humphries
DJI Phantom 4

Ostensibly enacted to improve safety, the requirement that recreational drone pilots register their craft with the FAA is nevertheless unlawful, a court ruled.

By Tom Brant
Drone Rodeo