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| Two related items on the future development of drones |
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techUK has responded to the government consultation on future drone regulation and the Home Office considers potential practical uses of drones. techUK says drones can & will be revolutionary for the UK and should be viewed as part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution alongside other technologies defining our future such as AI/Machine Learning, robotics, autonomous vehicles, cloud services, Blockchain, the Internet Of Things, immersive technologies, biotech and ultrafast connectivity. A recent report from PwC indicates drones could be worth £42bn to the UK economy by 2030 and we’re seeing more & more enterprises & public sector bodies taking advantage. They are almost an essential for engineering firms and the user cases are only growing, as can be seen from a conference earlier in the year. Meanwhile the Home Office comments that a new fleet of robots & drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by troops, police officers and scientists for the first time. Tests of the cutting-edge multi-£m project, co-funded by the MoD and the Home Office, included robots that can ‘read’ & climb stairs and miniature drones weighing less than a bar of soap which could soon come into service to rapidly assess hazardous scenes. The aim of the ground-breaking research, named Project Minerva, is to reduce the risk to emergency services and front-line troops attending incidents or operations involving hazardous chemical or biological materials. The recent trials, which took place at Gloucestershire Fire Service College, saw concept drones & robots thrown into simulated contaminated scenarios in both UK homeland and battlefield environments. The technology was tested against the speed & accuracy of human response teams supported by specialist DSTL scientists, the military, police and fire services. |
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techUK: Making drones take flight in the UK UK tests life-saving chemical detection robots & drones Working towards the ubiquity of UPRNs and USRNs Drones and the emergency services Government consulting on future drone regulation Drones, robots and automobiles – a data journey Extra powers to prevent the misuse of drones Ensuring aviation safety and safe use of drones: Council signs off on EASA reform British Army set to redefine warfare with joint Autonomous Warrior Drone Futures: How the UK can lead from the front Foreign Secretary calls on Tech Sector to help Endangered Species New drone laws bring added protection for passengers Dr Liam Fox launches global investment drive, bringing more than £30bn to the UK Exercise Tempest tests the Environment Agency flood response ahead of winter Crackdown on drugs, drones and mobile phones in prisons New squad formed to tackle drone threat to prisons Africa’s first humanitarian drone testing corridor launched in Malawi by Government and UNICEF Keeping ‘control’ of AI & how will it be used? Improper use could potentially kill hundreds near airports Great fun, BUT are you ‘Legal’ The EU Drone Policy |
