drone | design and technology news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/drone-technology-and-design/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:05:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 DRIFT brings immersive, interactive artworks and a drone performance to LUMA arles https://www.designboom.com/art/drift-immersive-interactive-artworks-done-performance-luma-arles-03-06-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/drift-immersive-interactive-artworks-done-performance-luma-arles-03-06-2024/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:20:51 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1068921

to mark the opening of their exhibition at LUMA arles, DRIFT staged a dreamy drone performance tracing the movement in van gogh's paintings.

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flying umbrella follows people wherever they go to protect them from getting wet in the rain https://www.designboom.com/technology/flying-umbrella-drone-i-build-stuff-01-31-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/flying-umbrella-drone-i-build-stuff-01-31-2024/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:30:02 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1044104

content creator ‘I build stuff’ develops his own flying umbrella with electronics such as drone, controller, and GPS so it can hover above heads while raining.

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central park was shrouded in a flock of 1,000 luminous drones by DRIFT https://www.designboom.com/art/drift-drones-central-park-franchise-freedom-new-york-10-18-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/drift-drones-central-park-franchise-freedom-new-york-10-18-2023/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:45:29 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1023853

dutch studio DRIFT will float a thousand drones over new york city's central park on saturday, october 21st.

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toroidal propellers turn your drones and boats into noiseless machines https://www.designboom.com/technology/toroidal-propellers-quiet-efficient-alternatives-aerial-marine-sectors-01-27-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/toroidal-propellers-quiet-efficient-alternatives-aerial-marine-sectors-01-27-2023/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 11:50:42 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=961512

MIT lincoln laboratory and US-based sharrow marine have proposed unique designs that could revolutionize the aerial and marine sectors.

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celebrating its 50th anniversary, roland unveils sculptural piano with floating drone speakers https://www.designboom.com/design/50th-anniversary-roland-concept-piano-floating-drone-speakers-01-16-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/50th-anniversary-roland-concept-piano-floating-drone-speakers-01-16-2023/#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:10:28 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=958318

the floating speakers allow the digital instrument to create a realistic 360-degree sound field similar to that of an acoustic piano.

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DARPA develops unmanned vertical takeoff aircraft able to land in adverse conditions https://www.designboom.com/technology/darpa-unmanned-vertical-takeoff-aircraft-adverse-areas-ancillary-11-15-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/darpa-unmanned-vertical-takeoff-aircraft-adverse-areas-ancillary-11-15-2022/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:50:29 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=944494

DARPA's 'ANCILLARY' program seeks to explore advanced VTOL designs, technologies, and capabilities.

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this edible drone can help keep injured mountaineers alive while they wait for help to arrive https://www.designboom.com/technology/edible-drone-saves-lives-mountaineers-emergency-epfl-11-14-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/edible-drone-saves-lives-mountaineers-emergency-epfl-11-14-2022/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2022 21:01:15 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=944305

stranded adventurers will be able to feed themselves until they are transported back to safety.

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DRIFT employs luminous drones to visualize speculative architecture https://www.designboom.com/architecture/drift-drones-sagrada-familia-colosseum-fictional-architecture-10-28-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/drift-drones-sagrada-familia-colosseum-fictional-architecture-10-28-2022/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:41:07 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=940236

the dutch studio creates real-life, full-scale visualizations of architectural icons should they be completed or restored.

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autonomous-drone wasteshark vacuums plastic waste and biomass from water https://www.designboom.com/technology/drone-wasteshark-ranmarine-technology-plastic-waste-biomass-07-04-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/drone-wasteshark-ranmarine-technology-plastic-waste-biomass-07-04-2022/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:30:22 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=912664

autonomous surface vessel wasteshark by ranmarine technology removes and cleans plastic waste and biomass from water via drone technology.

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drones avoid crashes and obstacles in dense areas using new localization algorithm https://www.designboom.com/technology/drones-avoid-crashes-and-obstacles-in-dense-areas-06-13-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/drones-avoid-crashes-and-obstacles-in-dense-areas-06-13-2022/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 02:05:07 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=907536

the researchers tested ten drones to maneuver through a dense forest in china while avoiding obstacles using the new algorithm.

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