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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Drones ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet Skydweller: A solar-powered drone that can fly for 90 days straight — it's wider and 160 times lighter than a Boeing 747 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Skydweller is a solar-powered drone that can fly for up to three months without landing, with researchers hoping to one day achieve much longer flight times. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Peter Ray Allison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iujsjuKxqfkgnFBcAZBna7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A solar-powered aircraft at Skydweller&#039;s facility at Albacete airport on April 3, 2023, in Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Skydweller is a solar-powered aircraft developed by Skydweller Aero, an Albacete-based developer of aircraft for the commercial and defense sectors, which announced the successful completion of autonomous flight tests in Castilla-La Mancha. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A solar-powered aircraft at Skydweller&#039;s facility at Albacete airport on April 3, 2023, in Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Skydweller is a solar-powered aircraft developed by Skydweller Aero, an Albacete-based developer of aircraft for the commercial and defense sectors, which announced the successful completion of autonomous flight tests in Castilla-La Mancha. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China has developed the largest drone carrier in the world — and it's getting ready for takeoff ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world’s largest drone "mothership" is getting ready for deployment in June. It’s designed to carry and launch up to 100 drones in a swarm, including kamikaze drones. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 16:41:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 29 May 2025 22:47:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ssHXye4tkCXqEVB6g8LPb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A phot of a large drone carrier plane on the runway]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A phot of a large drone carrier plane on the runway]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US Air Force wants to develop smarter mini-drones powered by brain-inspired AI chips ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/us-air-force-wants-to-develop-smarter-mini-drones-powered-by-brain-inspired-ai</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plans are underway to create new AI-powered drones that can fly for much longer than current designs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 May 2025 15:29:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Peter Ray Allison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/itNaNmkkKnSUjPxXWcKiPk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Although neuromorphic computing was first proposed by scientist Carver Mead in the late 1980s, it is a field of computer design theory that is still in development.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[FPV kamikaze drones flying in the sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 'microcomb' chip brings us closer to super accurate, fingertip-sized atomic clocks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/communications/scientists-edge-closer-to-creating-super-accurate-chip-sized-atomic-clock-that-can-fit-into-your-smartphone</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Breakthrough could pave the way for next-generation GPS in drones, smartphones and self-driving cars, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:48:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xW3iEPKR3GNfe32buGyj2k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 17 weird, wonderful and terrifying robots we saw at CES 2025 — from a humanlike android companion to a robotic mixologist ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From a Star Wars-style droid for your home to a Pixar-inspired lamp bot, these are the most interesting and innovative robots we've seen so far at CES. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LjecMHdo9YjDVwQP9cxsJS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Drones' swarm New Jersey and New York. How close are we to learning what these UAPs actually are? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Reports of unidentified flying objects in the northeast U.S. are on the rise, but so far officials have few answers for alarmed residents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 12 May 2025 12:41:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lee Billings ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D3Au9tNbtBEZ9L2YN6ABUN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drones could use 'robotic cat's eyes' to track targets more precisely than ever before ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new computer vision system inspired by the design of a feline eye could give future drones and other military robots the ability to track targets in low-visibility and dynamic environments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uDL5ZBHaSUAnBCLbNC3Nee-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The system includes a slit-like aperture to filter out unnecessary light and single out key objects, then uses reflective layers like those found in cats&#039; eyes to improve visibility.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Extreme close up of a cats face with piercing yellow eyes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 32 sci-fi technology predictions that came true ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From flying cars and railguns to smartphones and jetpacks — what was once sci-fi can now be found in the real world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ roland.moore-colyer@futurenet.com (Roland Moore-Colyer) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Moore-Colyer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bw8XLsvEwCdgyDE44sxX7K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flying cars and other futuristic technologies are no longer only exist in our imagination.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A conceptual image of flying cars taking off and parking on a helipad among skyscrapers.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3 scary breakthroughs AI will make in 2024 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Although 2023 was a game-changing year for artificial intelligence, it was only the beginning, with 2024 set to usher in a host of scary advancements that may include artificial general intelligence and even more realistic deepfakes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8eUaozPgojHrN9JYWyoTLW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence has been around for decades, but this year was a breakout for the spooky technology.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A screen filled with computer code.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ DARPA is funding AI to help make battlefield decisions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. military research agency DARPA is spending millions to develop artificial intelligence that can help make strategic battlefield decisions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:01:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Phelan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jQwJxs8SYda3G6N5tqeCVW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Strategic Chaos Engine for Planning, Tactics, Experimentation and Resiliency is a military project to develop AI technology.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Military drone with a bomb at sunset. Attack drone in military conflicts.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drones equipped with lasers uncover secrets of bloody WWII battle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artifacts from the Battle of the Bulge are helping researchers reconstruct this bloody conflict. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:20:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kiley Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zR575FFyq86gt4nww6vvVB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Stichelbaut, B. et al; Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Antiquity Publications Ltd. (photograph by Dries Coucke).]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Taxidermy birds are being turned into drones ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are turning dead birds into drones to study aerodynamics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2023 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JUDDAT7CC9W2gqB934WuG3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A person holds a drone that was made using a taxidermy bird. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person holds a drone that was made using a taxidermy bird. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch sheep flow like water in mesmerizing time-lapse drone footage  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A photographer created an astonishing time-lapse video from aerial footage of sheep as they traveled between pastures over seven months. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/57bxjyQWJQKrEcZkTUJzPo-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[For seven months, drone photographer Lior Patel tracked the movements of a herd of sheep in Israel.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[For seven months, drone photographer Lior Patel tracked the movements of a herd of sheep in Israel.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drones are flying straight into volcanoes, for life-saving science ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have designed specially-adapted drones to fly straight into volcanoes and help gather data from an active volcano in Papua New Guinea. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clare Watson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oMNaLeDk2wZSgs94iWXEd9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Manam Volcano in Papua New Guinea, as seen from space on June 16, 2010.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Manam Volcano in Papua New Guinea, as seen from space on June 16, 2010.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drone warns surfer of very close encounter with 5-foot shark in Australia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A program that uses drones to warn surfers of nearby sharks recorded a very close encounter off the coast in New South Wales. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZdjCbmDbTSmPdzsdPHNv5X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A drone caught a close encounter between a surfer and a shark in Australia. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A drone caught a close encounter between a surfer and a shark in Australia. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Rare Footage of Whales Blowing 'Bubble Nets' to Capture Prey in a Vortex of Doom ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Underwater and airborne cameras recently captured an astounding sight: feeding whales producing bubble nets to trap their prey. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:44:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qeN86B2HHfhyve7M5hGvye-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Circles of bubbles trap tiny sea creatures that humpback whales eat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Circles of bubbles trap tiny sea creatures that humpback whales eat.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drones Find Unexpected Radiation 'Hotspots' in Forest Near Chernobyl ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65435-chernobyl-forest-drone-survey.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This is the first time that fixed-wing drones were used for radiation mapping. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 20:43:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:22:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/smR8heCE8xJkbbQrUXY38T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In Ukraine&#039;s Red Forest, a sign warns of radioactive contamination from the Chernobyl explosion in 1986.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A radioactive warning sign inside the exclusion zone.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When a Drone Crashes into an Airplane, Everyone Has a Bad Time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63828-drone-crashes-into-airplane.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A drone crashed into an airplane. The results were seriously scary. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:24:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:36:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A3QFwZzvv6aAnuPkhHjSBa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Here&#039;s what happens when a drone crashes into the wing of an airplane.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Here&#039;s what happens when a drone crashes into the wing of an airplane.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pseudo-Satellite Drone Flies for 25 Days Straight, Sets Endurance Record ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63378-pseudo-satellite-drone-record.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Zephyr drone could be used for military reconnaissance and wildfire monitoring, among other activities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:02:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:38:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ftGiKMJe8qPvS2FNTgb28k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Airbus Zephyr drone launches for its record-setting flight on July 11.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Airbus Zephyr drone launches for its record-setting flight on July 11.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sprawling, 2,000-Year-Old Desert Carvings Show Up in Drone Photos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drones hovering and darting over the mountainous landscape of Peru have spied some amazing ancient "artwork": previously unknown and sprawling geoglyphs called Nazca Lines that were likely made by the Nazca people and their predecessors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:33:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:44:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tVKtcvsxVCQokaNNbMi64K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some of the new Nazca Lines discovered on a hillside in Peru. These particular lines have already been restored by archaeologists. &quot;Prior to that it was almost unnoticeable,&quot; said archaeologist Charles Stanish, who visited the newfound lines last week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[New Nazca Lines]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drone Nearly Collides with Passenger Jet Near Las Vegas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Don't do this. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:42:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:51:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UUnSZEi7WVUWKu53JGpxD5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 24 Underwater Drones – The Boom in Robotics Beneath the Waves ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aerial drone concepts are being adopted and adapted to work in a very different environment – underwater. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:17:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GN7Br6Edh4Lr9xWfMLLUsK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Rock Art Mapped in Amazing Detail, Revealing 100-Foot Snake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These are some of the largest rock engravings found anywhere in the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:11:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:59:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7NkXWakRp3ZuoWFb2tG42e-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Philip Riris, as featured in Antiquity]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A drone took this photo of rock art high on a mountain. Researchers used digital overlay to highlight the art in this image. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[drone shot of venezuela rock art]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Robotic Farm Completes 1st Fully Autonomous Harvest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's harvest season in many parts of the world, but on one farm in the United Kingdom, robots — not humans — are doing all the heavy lifting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:11:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DAqS7c97BsWrL65YZ3frmh-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hands Free Hectare is an experimental farm run by researchers from Harper Adams University, in the United Kingdom.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hands Free Hectare is an experimental farm run by researchers from Harper Adams University, in the United Kingdom.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 300 'Shooting Star' Drones Light Up Skies with 'Wonder Woman' Display ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the skies of Los Angeles, a fleet of 300 drones performed choreographed maneuvers to spell out the trademark "W" symbol of Wonder Woman. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:36:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:07:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UeP8arzdVfNgkxV9eJmSij-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Look, up in the sky!&quot; No, it&#039;s neither a bird nor a plane — it&#039;s hundreds of drones forming the &quot;Wonder Woman&quot; logo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[&quot;Look, up in the sky!&quot; No, it&#039;s neither a bird nor a plane — it&#039;s hundreds of drones forming the &quot;Wonder Woman&quot; logo.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Swarms of CICADA Drones Could Aid Hurricane Research ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ U.S. Navy researchers are developing a tiny, gliding drone called CICADA, which could be dropped from airplanes to gather data from hurricanes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:53:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:11:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oo5xWsMMyTpHfL8gr8ghFX-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The CICADA MK-5, a small, sensor-carrying glider that can be stacked in tubes and dispersed from the air, was displayed in April at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Maryland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The CICADA MK-5, a small, sensor-carrying glider that can be stacked in tubes and dispersed from the air, was displayed in April at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Maryland.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's 1st Laser Weapon Is Ready to Blast Rogue Drones ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's first laser weapon — one that can "kill" threatening, airborne drones — is ready for action, according to news sources. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:21:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CG8WKpbnJu6xLsAT9A6Ky8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[John F. Williams/US Navy]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hybrid Driving-Flying Robots Could Go Beyond the Flying Car ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether they're swooping in to deliver packages or spotting victims in disaster zones, swarms of flying robots could have a range of important applications in the future. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eygcDT5oLZtf6hcuuJXgFZ-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brandon Araki/MIT CSAIL]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A quadcopter drone with wheels attached so it can fly and drive.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A quadcopter drone with wheels attached so it can fly and drive.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazon's Delivery Drones Could Take Off from Beehive-Like 'Airport' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59617-amazon-patent-for-drone-beehive-airport.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ If Amazon's package-carrying drones ever become a reality, they may one day pick up deliveries from beehive-shaped buildings strategically placed in cities around the world, according to a patent application filed by the company. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:23:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxNq94TxuErPmpNNbky8BJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;beehive&quot; could come in various shapes to accommodate its delivery drones. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[beehive drone airport]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Save $15 On This Easy-to-Fly Drone [Deal] ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59413-tobyrich-moskito-smartphone-drone-deal.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The TobyRich Moskito was designed for first-time pilots who want a drone they can fly immediately after unboxing. Although it normally costs $60,it's on sale for $44.99. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 16:59:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:39:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Louis Ramirez ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KLEoGgNcUFWsT5Z7zjQx2P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Narwhals Use Tusks to Stun Prey, Drone Footage Reveals ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59225-narwhals-use-tusks-for-fishing.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New video footage revealed the narwhal tusk's violent purpose. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 18:49:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CBWaUkCyostaK4vcRZRseL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wild narwhals using their tusks to hunt fish, hitting and stunning the prey to make the fish easier to consume.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[narwhal-tusk-shutterstock.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drones Past and Present on Display: In Photos ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59075-intrepid-museum-drones-exhibit-photos.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Images of drones featured in the new Intrepid Museum exhibit, “Drones: Is the Sky the Limit?” highlight their uses in research, defense, agriculture and art. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 18:43:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:36:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L9mjULvCqnRwh6moTos2B-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of the National Archive]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Historic photo of the WW2-era radioplane TDD, an early target drone.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[drones exhibit intrepid museum]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Drones Exhibit Has It All: Cool Tech, Games and Science ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59080-intrepid-museum-drones-exhibit.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science peeks at a new exhibit at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum called "Drones: Is the Sky the Limit?" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 10:59:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:43:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b5iWXxRJQevXju7xYVuGQF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Svetlana Jovanovic]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The exhibit &quot;Drones: Is the Sky the Limit?&quot; recently opened at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ R2-D2 Gets Real: 'Star Wars' Droids Already Exist ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58944-star-wars-droids-drones.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Even people who aren't diehard fans of the "Star Wars" films will likely remember C-3PO and R2-D2. These sci-fi creations provided a glimpse of how robots could be used in the future, but how close is the world to making its a real R2-D2? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 13:39:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Hutton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rPaxcxgyKWoNxJ9PyoHea4-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lucasfilm/20th Century Fox/The Walt Disney Company]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[R2-D2 is a so-called astromech droid in the &quot;Star Wars&quot; films.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[R2-D2]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spherical Drone Display Looks Like 360-Degree Flying Screen ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58928-spherical-drone-display.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There is new way to advertise in the sky. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 20:13:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pPPWmCTG5TeintJkpXEL2P-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NTT DOCOMO]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The drone is surrounded by eight curved LED strips that spin rapidly during flight, creating the illusion of a spherical screen.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[drone-globe-screen.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drones Armed with Sensors Fly Through Erupting Volcano's Ash Clouds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58745-drones-study-erupting-volcano.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drones armed with sensors helped researchers study a volcanic eruption in Guatemala. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:06:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tmPJvKQJEzdeMxDuuAVgj9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Universities of Bristol, Cambridge and INSIVUMEH]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers collected measurements from directly within volcanic clouds using drones, and gathered visual and thermal images of volcano peaks.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[guatemala-volcano-drone.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drone vs. Lightning: Guess Which One Wins? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The drones were fried with more than 1 million volts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 10:51:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:48:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oz3ZEr3g4ohG9FSWRm3eRY-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists at the University of Manchester’s High Voltage Laboratory hit the drone with more than 1 million volts to simulate a lightning strike.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scientists at the University of Manchester’s High Voltage Laboratory hit the drone with more than 1 million volts to simulate a lightning strike.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wind Tunnel for Birds Could Result in Agile Drones ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58473-bird-wind-tunnel-helps-design-drones.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A specially designed wind tunnel for birds could help scientists learn the secrets of avian aerial abilities and translate them into drones that are masters of flying through rough-and-tumble conditions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:35:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Edd Gent ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NrUkinaCYjRmp56uQwkRk6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Linda Cicero]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[David Lentink of Stanford University stands next to a bird inside the test section of the wind tunnel.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[David Lentink of Stanford University stands next to a bird inside the test section of the wind tunnel.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US Military's 'Gremlin' Program Lets Pilots Launch and Snag Drones in Midair ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fairy-tale-inspired "Gremlin" program aims to launch and retrieve drones in midair. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:31:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7tkjmGb4kQ6dupEXoe4LxP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[DARPA ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s depiction of what the small surveillance drones might look like.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s depiction of the gremlin drones.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drone Modeled on Insects Is Built to Crash Like a Champ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Swiss researchers looked at bee and wasp wings to design a drone that's stiff during flight, but flexible when it hits something. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Greg Walters ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z7dPGrrCXYLAKtEuQSVqpC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Plane, Train and Automobile: This Concept Car Transforms into All Three ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58191-airbus-pop-up-flying-car-concept.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This concept car is straight out of "Transformers." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:28:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YnsUqoG6vY6aZtUQzjctfa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viral Video of Drone-Hunting Tigers Hides Dark Reality ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58012-viral-tiger-video-hides-dark-reality.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A fun drone video conceals a darker reality. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:50:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xNfhDbMwtQCnoRNnYhAfG9-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tigers at the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, China, chase down a drone for exercise.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tigers Snatch a Drone Out of the Air]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Straight Out of Sci-Fi: Hoverbike 'Surfs' Through the Air in Test ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Scorpion-3 is the first manned quadcopter that has undergone testing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:25:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9NnmrG3zuQsHDhZyegBCVN-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heads Up! Drones Will Fly People Around Dubai This Summer ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57886-dubai-announces-passenger-carrying-drones.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Commercial drones just got a big upgrade. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 22:18:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:20:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dFTcd3MfFvATB6tyRXZdi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The EHang 184 passenger drone was presented at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[passenger-drone-getty]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Bat Bot' Can Pull Off Impressive Aerial Acrobatics ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57720-flying-robot-mimics-how-bats-fly.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether they're swooping around to catch dinner or delicately hanging upside down to sleep, bats are known for their acrobatic prowess. Now, scientists have created a robot inspired by these flying creatures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:06:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cx3BUrWV77Qk5w4siVfeUG-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;Bat Bot&quot; was designed to mimic how acrobatic bats are in real life.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bat Robot]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Two Days Aloft: 'Vanilla' Drone Breaks Endurance Record ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57506-darpa-drone-sets-endurance-world-record.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ DARPA's 'Vanilla' drone claimed a record with a 56-hour flight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:23:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:44:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wLkeJ8peTv7KmxkHDhzB4V-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Vanilla Aircraft flew for 56 hours, setting a new world record for flight duration in its weight class.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[darpa-vanilla-aircraft]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazon's 'Mothership': Retailer Gets Patent for Mega-Drone ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57416-amazon-patents-flying-mega-drone.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amazon recently patented a large and robust flying drone made up of lots of smaller drones, for carrying heavy packages. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 21:11:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pSWRoXtNmBRmbhRTRYz9MC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cobble a group of drones together and you get a &quot;collective drone,&quot; capable of lifting heavier burdens.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 Ways Animal Flight Inspires Drone Designs ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57247-ways-animal-flight-inspires-drone-designs.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How do scientists build better flying robots? They look to the natural world for inspiration. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:23:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:42:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YZALdk5xEbbjvaJJfFTh5d-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Roy Gurka]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Flying Robots Take Cues From Airborne Animals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From navigating turbulence, to sleeping midflight, to soaring without a sound, animals' flight adaptations are helping scientists design better flying robots. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:37:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:56:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YNh5UUmKBAZWMPdxn3xsrW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wind gusts directed at a tiny, biologically-inspired robot with flapping wings test its ability it to fly through turbulence. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Forget Selfie Sticks: This Drone Captures Photos and Videos in Midair ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Instead of extending your arm or using a selfie stick to snap shots of you and your crew, you could use a new pocket-size drone — dubbed the "AirSelfie" — to help you remotely capture aerial photos and videos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:26:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aiTQn7JaJmE7YitRcyi8LR-1280-80.jpeg">
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