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Big Tech trying to replace human crop harvesters with flying robots

03/15/2021 / By Ethan Huff An Israeli corporation known as Tevel Aerobotics Technologies has developed a new flying autonomous robot (FAR) that it claims is able to harvest fruit day and night from orchards without the need for humans. Advancing the agenda to eliminate most people and replace them with artificial intelligence (AI) robots, Tevel says its AI-embedded harvesting drones have the capacity to…

Reminder: Drop drones as wildfire activity increases

By MNICS REPORT Firefighters and aviation managers are asking for the public’s help again this year to prevent drones from interfering with wildfire suppression efforts. “While most drone pilots know the regulations and the importance of not flying near wildfires, drone incursions continue to happen in Minnesota,” said Leanne Langeberg, Public Information Officer with the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center. “One…

Conflict groups arm consumer drones for terror attacks

By Ben Heubl Published Friday, April 9, 2021 A Chinese commercial drone manufacturer allows its products to keep reaching rebel groups in the world’s trouble spots. Those groups use them to attack, stir fear and spread propaganda. An E&T open data analysis shows why the practice continues. Hobbyists are having a lot fun modifying drones and they post their tutorials online. Hundreds…

Living in the drone age raises new policy concerns — from battlefield ethics to personal privacy

The launch tomorrow of the Ingenuity drone by the Mars rover Perseverance is one more reminder that we are now living in the drone age. Officially “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAV’s” (or Unmanned Aerial Systems UAS’s, including ground systems), drones have actually been around for a long time. They have already come to redefine some sectors and — as artificial intelligence (AI) merges…

You likely will have no idea until you receive a cancellation notice; AI companies photograph Florida homes every 90 days

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – If you see a plane or a drone above your house, it could be from your insurance company. Many insurance companies are upping their game when it comes to minimizing their risk of having to buy you a new roof if you make a claim. For months, Better Call Behnken has investigated an insurance crackdown that is resulting in a…

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