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FutureFliers
Credit:RobertRoyBritt
Dronescouldbethenextmajortechrevolutiontosweeptheworld,andtheseroboticflyingmachinesarenow
beingusedforpurposesthatextendfarbeyondthesecretiverealmofthemilitary.
Photographershaveloftydreamsofusingdronestocapturestunningaerialviews,andAmazonfounderJeff
Bezosnabbedheadlineswhenheintroducedtheideaofusingdronestodelivergoodstoonlineshoppers.But,
overthecourseofthenextdecade,thesetypesofdrones(iftheygainapprovalfromtheU.S.government)could
makeuponlyaportionofwhatsomepredictwillbecomeamultibilliondollarglobalindustry.
Inthemeantime,herearesomesurprisingwaysdronescouldbeusedaroundtheworld.

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DeniseChow
DeniseChowistheSciTechEditoratLiveScience.BeforejoiningtheLiveScienceteamin2013,shespent
twoyearsasastaffwriterforSpace.com,whereshewroteaboutrocketlaunchesandcoveredNASA'sfinal
threespaceshuttlemissions.ACanadiantransplant,Denisehasabachelor'sdegreefromtheUniversityof
Toronto,andamaster'sdegreeinjournalismfromNewYorkUniversity.
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MuhammadGulraizButtRawalpindiCantonment,Punjab,Pakistan
IneedtowriteaPaperonWearableDroneConcept,CanSomeonepleaseguideme
howcanigethelponthistopic?ArethereanyJournalsorResearcpapersavailable
inwhichthisconceptiselaborated?Ibegreatfulforthehelp
LikeReplyAug5,20155:58pm

MelTisdaleSharmansCrossHighSchoolforBoys
Drones(UAVs)relyonGPSforpositioningifflyinginautonomousmodeasmoreand
morewillwhentheyareusedfordeliveries.GPSjammerscanbeboughtonEBayand
canhavearangemeasuredinkilometres.
Conclusion:Aspeoplegetfedupwiththenoisyintrusionsthesethingsmakeintotheir
livesitisinevitablethatsomewillturntojammingtheirsignals,groundingtheminthe
process.Thiswilleventuallyleadtotheirbeingbanned(alongwithdriverlesscars,
whoselackofpositionaldatawillcausetraffichavocandpossibleinjuryorlossoflife).
LikeReply

1Apr18,20152:11pm

JacoboVilataGarcaOrcoyenDireccinComercial&MarketingatSingularAircraft
Hello,letmesharewithyouthiswebsidewww.singularaircraft.com.Imsurethatitllbe
arevolutioninapublicaplications.......
LikeReplyFeb10,201511:01am

ChristinaAsherJonesMedicalBillingCollectionsatIndependentDistributor
WILLBEUSEDFORSPYINGANDWARFARE
LikeReplySep28,201412:35pm

ChanPolVancouver,Washington
newcareer.
LikeReplyJun1,20148:09am

SherryWomackFrontOfficeClerkatJohnGibsonAutoSales
JustwishIcouldfigureoutwhokeepsflyingoneinmyneighborhooddayandnight.It's
verynoisyandoftenkeepsmeawake.Shouldbeoutlawedinresidential
neighborhoodsinmyopinion.
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1May9,20148:25am

DuanMiriSrednjakolaOtoac
ReadingofsomeotherminiaturerobotsIthoughtafewyearsbackhow'sthatnone
madeadroneorotherrobottowalk/crawl/flybetweencrops,detectdiseasesorpests
andapplycurelocally.Perhapsremovepestsmechanicallyorevenhitthemwithlaser
beamorwithUVlight

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beamorwithUVlight
LikeReplyMay1,20145:20pm

DillonLundManageratFlipnoteStudio
Howisitinvolved?
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1May1,20141:55pm

DuncanMcGillivrayEdmonton
Therewasnewsaboutpeopleusingdronestogetdrugsintoprisons.I'msure
theyarealsobeingusedtogetthemacrossborders,justsaying.
LikeReplyMay1,20147:31pm

DillonLundManageratFlipnoteStudio
Ohok,Igetitnow.
LikeReplyMay2,201412:56am

DuncanMcGillivrayEdmonton
Justwaituntilthedrugindustrygetsinvolved...ohwait..theyalreadyare.
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1May1,20143:23am

jon2four
isittimetosendinthedrones?
LikeReplyApr30,201410:42pm
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