drone aircraft

Explains how farmers use drones to check on their crops.

A fast-paced, high-interest overview of the features, purpose, history, and high-speed capabilities of the NASA X-43A-the fastest production unmanned aircraft in the world.

"Examines the progress in drone technology, looks at the science behind it, and discusses how it will shape our world in the future"--Provided by publisher.

Describes how robots have been used to explore oceans, monitor the weather, and other applications in nature.

An illustrated, practical manual to drone aircraft, covering the origins of drones, components and equipment, how to fly a drone, and more.

"Presents the history of robotics, from the world's earliest mechanized robots to modern machines used in the home, in the military, and in space exploration"--OCLC.

"With stealth flight and precision, drones belong in battle. Fly under the radar and learn all about the military's favorite high-tech weapon: unmanned drones. Little Pebble books have an ATOS level of 1.0 or below. Download the Capstone 4D app to access a variety of bonus content"--Provided by publisher.

"Presents the history of robotics, from the world's earliest mechanized robots to modern machines used in the home, in the military, and in space exploration"--OCLC.

Drones, those radio-controlled flying machines that everyone's abuzz about nowadays, provide many people with an exciting opportunity to navigate and modulate. The newly developed sport of drone racing, however, brings excitement and competition to the air like never before. Live-streaming directly from a camera mounted onto the drone even makes drone racing a spectator sport. This colorful, dynamic book not only introduces readers to drone racing, but gives them tips and insider information about to how to participate themselves.

Want to make something that can fly? How about a flying robot? In this book, you'll learn how drones work, how to solve some of the engineering challenges a drone presents, and how to build your own--an autonomous quadcopter that you can build, customize, and fly. Your drone will be your eyes in the sky and in places where a human could never get to-much less fit!.