by David Brooks | Jul 2, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
When 300 drones took off last weekend over Lake Sunapee to execute a complicated dance of LED lights over the water, entertaining folks with an pre-Independence Day alternative to a fireworks show, it was a sign of the times. Well, maybe. “Our most busy time of year...
by David Brooks | Jun 28, 2024 | Blog
I’ve never been much of a fan of fireworks – boom, bang, flash, whatever. They create quite a mess, as well. The town of Sunapee will replace them this Fourth of July with a drone show, which is interesting. The Valley News has the story (here): Town...
by David Brooks | Jan 19, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
UniversalHub, a Boston-oriented news site, reports that a company with the maybe-clever-maybe-annoying name of Draganfly (“a” not “o”) will provide non-autonomous drones to Mass General in a test of delivering medicine, even medical equipment,...
by David Brooks | Aug 15, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Drones can be really valuable for emergency workers, giving a birds-eye view of the situation or even carrying small supplies to remote locations quickly. But using them property isn’t always easy, so it’s cool that the University of Vermont’s...
by David Brooks | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Keeping track of underwater robots is hard since GPS doesn’t travel far through water. Dartmouth researchers say drones can spot them using nothing more than laser light. One key issue was the low intensity of the light that came back to the drone. It was too...