Botswana Drones and Robotics Club

This South African Startup is aiming to beak new records!

That is with a bird plane, an idea crazy enough to drive innovation and that's what this South African startup called is doing with their recently unveiled Hybrid Microbat. Unique on its own, this aircraft is capable of a Near-Vertical Takeoff and Landing (NVTOL), even on uneven or unprepared terrains, thanks to its tracked feet, bird legs, a tilting cabin and tilting wings.

Manned drones have been around for a while...

Multi-Drone lightshow in Mexico City!

Its now official 👌

Tune in to our Ministry radio program at 1245hrs on RB1, as we shall be talking to Dr. Tshegofatso Ntshe Solomon who is the first Motswana International Atomic Energy Agency Sandwich PhD Fellowship Programme graduate in Radiation Science.

"The United Arab Emirates is creating its own rain using drones that fly into clouds and unleash electrical charges to beat the sweltering 50 degrees Celsius heat.

The rain is formed using drone technology that gives clouds an electric shock to 'cajole them' into clumping together and producing precipitation.

The UAE is one of the most arid countries on Earth, and it hopes the technique could help to increase its meagre annual rainfall. The technique is called cloud seeding.

Microscopic particles of silver iodide are shot into existing clouds using land based generators or aircraft.

Silver iodide is an ice-forming agent, which causes supercooled water droplets to freeze in the clouds.

The 'ice embryos' interact with the surrounding water droplets, and eventually grow to snowflakes.

These fall to the ground as snow or raindrops, depending on the surface temperatures.

Cloud seeding can also, in some cases, cause the cloud to grow larger and last longer than it would have without the modification."

CREDIT: DAILY MIRROR

The police in Malaysia are using Drones to test for body temperatures in public places.

This technologically advanced idea came as an alternative to ensure that the coronavirus does not spread in the country. The police department is using drones with the ability to check temperature from a safe distance of about 20 metres above ground.

Once the drone lays its glare on an individual with high temperature, it emits a red light to alert the authorities and the police officers to take necessary steps.