A Ukrainian teen who developed a landmine-detecting drone while hiding up in his cellar has won a worldwide award. Igor Klymenko, 17, was awarded the Global Student Prize for his drone that can detect mines without detonating them, possibly saving…
On Tuesday night, a thermal camera drone assisted rescuers in locating a lost kayaker adrift on the Deerfield River in Massachusetts. Police got a 911 call from a guy who said he had lost communication with another kayaker on the…
A vulnerable adolescent was spotted by a Police drone with a thermal camera and was reunited with his family. The young man had called the police just before midnight on Thursday to report that he was feeling ill. However, he…
Human tissue was flown between two hospitals in Antwerp on Monday using a drone. According to those involved, this is the first time that drone transport of human tissue has happened in Europe. In the near future, drones will have…
Oceans Unmanned, a non-profit group located in California, employs drones to monitor and track pollution in both the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Oceans Unmanned is collaborating with Melissa Schiele, a Ph.D. researcher at Loughborough University’s School of Mechanical, Electrical, and…
A pioneering drone lifeguard service put out across Spanish beaches this month saved the life of a 14-year-old boy as he battled against a strong current off a beach in Valencia. See the video below. The drone dropped a life…
Rescuers deployed thermal drones last week to look for possible survivors trapped beneath ice after an avalanche triggered by the collapse of the Italian Alps’ biggest glacier killed at least six people and wounded eight more. Authorities said they did…
The National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom has developed a fast and ecologically friendly way to deliver critical chemotherapy medications to distant communities with Skylift drones. The NHS announced that it will begin testing the use of drones…
In Belgium, the first medical drone BVLOS flight over an urban area and out of sight of the pilot was carried out last Wednesday according to the new EASA rules. The flight was performed with an X-8 multicopter developed by…
In Denmark, the start of the three-year HealthDrone project has been heralded with a medical drone flight over a distance of no less than 31 miles. During the flight, a number of blood samples were transported from Svendborg Hospital to…
An attempt to use a singing drone to lure a lost orca in the River Seine in Paris, France, back out to sea failed last weekend. The rescue crew used a drone that broadcast a whale song to no avail.…
Two suspects found themselves in custody after a drone pursuit. The duo was tracked down by an Autel EVO II Dual with a thermal camera in a Nevada park. Sheriff’s deputy and remote pilot, Nick Greenhut, used the drone, which…
