Sensors track bee behaviour

Sensors track bee behaviour

Aug 25, 2015

Micro-sensors are helping to track bees, providing information on their behaviour and environment that can help to alleviate threats to the creatures, which are essential for the pollination of about one-third of the food we eat. Australian research organisation CSIRO...
Drone rolls off 3D printer

Drone rolls off 3D printer

Jul 25, 2014

An automated drone designed to track and film sports activities is the latest innovative product to come off a 3D printer. UAV start-up Helico has used the Stratasys 3D technology to print the AirDog, a simple-to-use “quad copter” aimed primarily at the consumer market and operated via a wrist-worn tracking device.

Google buys drone start-up Titan

Apr 15, 2014

Google is to buy Titan Aerospace, a New Mexico-based start-up that builds unmanned vehicles (or drones) that can fly for long distances and durations. The Titan drones are capable of high-altitude flight, and are solar-powered. The move by Google comes just a month...