Dubai is now home to a trash-eating 'shark' drone

By Esan Swan, CNN

Updated 1009 GMT (1809 HKT) October 31, 2018

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The WasteShark by RanMarine not only collects floating waste but also filters water and collects water quality data. So far it has operated in Dubai, South Africa and the Netherlands.

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Parrot's thermal edition drone can provide a live feed identifying heat signatures, such as those given off by a human body, or the hot spots of a burning building. As an inspection tool manually controlled by humans, it can be used by first-responders and in disaster-relief efforts. <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/25/technology/parrot-bebop-pro-thermal-search-rescue-agriculture/index.html"><strong>Read more.</strong></a>

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Parrot Bebop Pro Thermal – Parrot's thermal edition drone can provide a live feed identifying heat signatures, such as those given off by a human body, or the hot spots of a burning building. As an inspection tool manually controlled by humans, it can be used by first-responders and in disaster-relief efforts. Read more.

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No gravity? No problem. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's JEM Internal Ball was dispatched to the International Space Station in June 2017 to take photos and videos of astronauts at work. If that sounds like vanity, it's estimated ISS occupants spend approximately 10% of their working hours photographing their findings. <a href="/2017/07/18/tech/cute-japanese-space-drone/index.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read more.</strong></a>

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JEM Internal Ball – No gravity? No problem. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's JEM Internal Ball was dispatched to the Intern