Media Coverage & Press

Selected global media coverage and interviews related to AI-powered drone research

Award Coverage

UTS and VADR partnership earns sports technology award

UTS News

News Article

Meet Australia’s beach-protecting AI-powered shark drones

World Economic Forum

News Article

Drone saves teenagers from drowning in NSW

National Geographic

News Article • 2018

A Drone Saves Two Swimmers in Australia

New York Times

News Article

Shark-detecting drones to patrol Australian beaches

Reuters

News Article

Drone saves two Australian swimmers in world first

BBC News

Documentary • 2018

Shark-spotting drones aid lifeguards

BBC Click Documentary — North Stradbroke Island, Australia

Interview

Interview by SkyNews TechBiz Live

Sky News Australia — Sydney — check from 6:55 in the video

Interview

Shark-detecting drones to patrol Australian beaches

Reuters — University of Technology Sydney

Interview

Australia to use drones to help rescue stranded swimmers

Al Jazeera — University of Technology Sydney

Case Study

Case Study: Drone Detection using Deep Learning and Convolutional Neural Networks

Defence Innovation Network — Sydney

News Article • 2020

DroneShield, UTS Develop Technology to Better Detect and Track Drone Threats

The Defense Post

Award Coverage

10 life-saving Australian inventions

The Brilliant