Skydio's new X10 drone is capable of flying at 45 mph, fits into the trunk of a police car, and uses infrared sensors to track people and fly autonomously in the dark. Civil liberties groups warn that few rules govern police use of drones. https://wired.trib.al/v2svMcd 🎥 Skydio | WIRED

Meet the “Smellicopter.” Researchers slapped a living moth antenna on a drone to give the machine an insanely keen sense of smell. The system monitors the electrical signals sent from the antenna, allowing the drone to lock onto the source of a scent and navigate toward it. Its long-term purpose: to one day equip drones with moth antennae to sniff out objects like bombs. Here's how it works: https://wired.trib.al/LhzXrFn 📽️: Courtesy of the University of Washington. | WIRED

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