Drones

Commercial drones just got a big upgrade.

DARPA's 'Vanilla' drone claimed a record with a 56-hour flight.

Amazon recently patented a large and robust flying drone made up of lots of smaller drones, for carrying heavy packages.

From navigating turbulence, to sleeping midflight, to soaring without a sound, animals' flight adaptations are helping scientists design better flying robots.

A parrot wears tiny, red-tinted goggles and flaps through laser-lit airborne particles to test computer models that explain how animals fly — and shows that there’s room for improvement.

A new automated, flying ambulance completed its first solo flight, offering a potential solution for challenging search and rescue missions.