20 April 2018 / by André Maré

TED: Meet the dazzling flying machines of the future

Raffaello D’Andrea demonstrates the dazzling flying ability of drones. Commercial drones are a multibillion-dollar industry with applications in environmental monitoring, photography and journalism. The new capabilities of these drones are developed at research facilities around the world.

TED is all about the spreading of ideas regarding Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED). TED was founded in February 1984 as a conference. Its early emphasis was technology, entertainment and design but these days it has broadened its focus to include ideas on science, culture and a variety of academic topics. The best talks and performances of the different conferences are posted daily on a podcast also known as TEDTalks. The talks are

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