ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md.-- When an aircraft veers upwards too much, the decrease in lift and increase in drag may cause the vehicle to suddenly plummet. Known as a stall, this phenomenon has ...

New control techniques for drones now let them perform aerial acrobatics faster than the eye can follow. When combined with gesture based control, multidrone formations can be tamed with the wave of ...

Control allocation algorithms for quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) avoid incorporating relatively minor aerodynamic effects such as ‘blade flapping' and induced drag in order to simplify the ...

Oh, look! The quadrotor drone has taken a break from its death-chopper training regimen to play us a Christmas tune. It wants to make friends! And if you believe that ...

A group of researchers from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles and Instituto Universitario de Lisboa have demonstrated a way for different robots to communicate with one another in real time in order ...

One of the biggest hurdles for smaller film ventures is the expense of professional film equipment. Getting those sexy, bird's eye shots that you see in every car commercial requires the rental of ...

Yahoo Racing is powered by Motorsport Network, providing expert reporting, analysis, and insider access across the world’s top racing series. In the video above, you can see a researcher controlling ...

A two-pound quadrotor drone spent last week stuck in the arms of Lady Justice atop Marion, Ohio's county courthouse before being recovered, while city officials debated how to get it down. The Marion ...

Filming animal documentaries must be gratifying, but there’s always that risk of a giant rhino goring you and knocking over your truck. Instead, why not use some graceful little drones? This is a much ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When entering into disaster scenarios, robots still have a major ...

Chinese researchers have allegedly developed a new algorithm that lets first-person-view (FPV) drones perform autonomous aerobatic manoeuvres better than those by veteran human operators during flight ...