Technology

Snowboarders test out being towed by drones

Kaspars Balamovskis together with the drone company Aerones, is helping to make droneboarding or snowboarding with a drone the new sport of 2016. Balamovskis and Aerones made a video showing what its like to be towed by a drone while snowboarding near Riga, Latvia. Feb 5, 2016

Watch this crash-proof drone explore an ice cave

Heading into the abyss, the Gimbal is a drone that can venture where humans dare not go. Its makers recently partnered with a mountain rescue team to explore ice caves in the Swiss Alps. Protected by a shock-absorbing elastic frame, it bounces off obstacles as it navigates the narrow crevasse. The gyroscopic stabilisation system built in to the drone keeps it on course, despite the bumpy ride. Jan 27, 2016

100 drones take to the sky in synchronised performance

Technology company Intel set a new world record for the most unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously, on 4 November, synchronising 100 drones with a live orchestra in Germany. The stunt was co-created by new media art institute Ars Electronica, based in Linz, Austria. Director of the companys Futurelab, Horst Hoertner, said it was the result of years of hard work. Jan 13, 2016

CES: Small start-ups gain big exposure

When it comes to ideas, there is no ceiling on the imagination on what youll see at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 2016 CES expo, which opened on 6 January offered more than its fair share of robots, gadgets and good ideas. Jan 7, 2016
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