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Research · Drones for Good

Paris Study: AED Drones Reach 95% of Cardiac Arrests in Five Minutes

A Paris simulation of 28,349 cardiac arrests found AED drones could reach 95% of cases within five minutes, against 30 to 40% by road. No drone flew.

Haye KestelooSep 264 min read

Two researchers on a small boat off Maui hold up a quadcopter carrying an orange suction-cup whale tag, preparing to launch it toward a humpback whale.

Drone Research

UH Drones Tag 22 Humpback Whales Off Maui Without Boats

University of Hawaii researchers tagged 22 humpback whales off Maui this year by flying suction-cup tags onto their backs with drones, replacing a method that required putting a boat within arm's reach of a 40-ton animal.

Rafael SuárezAug 4

Ukrainian soldier with DJI Mavic 3 drone. Photo courtesy of Ukraine Ministry of Defense.

DJI

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announces homegrown DJI Mavic replacement with longer range

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s newly appointed Defense Minister, has announced that Ukrainian troops will begin fielding a domestically produced replacement for the Chinese-made DJI Mavic drone. The homegrown alternative promises the same camera quality but with extended flight range, marking a significant step in reducing Kyiv’s dependency on Beijing-manufactured reconnaissance drones. The Developme

Haye KestelooJan 21

Drones for Good

Drones are absolutely fantastic says shark specialist and professor from Florida Atlantic University

Drones are 'absolutely fantastic' says Stephen Kajiura, a shark specialist and professor from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.

Haye KestelooAug 11

Wildlife

Atlantic bluefin tuna measured with an APH-22 hexacopter drone

In the Gulf of Maine, researchers use an APH-22 hexacopter drone to collect data and measure juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna. The purpose of

Haye KestelooJun 5

Wildlife

How do you measure a whale? With a drone, of course!

It sounds like a simple question, right? How do you measure a whale? Well, the more you think about it, the more you will come to...

Haye KestelooApr 9