DRONES

Corruption, institutional racism and ‘slave labour’ is a problem in many prisons around the world. An ex-convict in the UK tells us about his experiences.

Boko Haram has forced dozens of girls to carry bombs because they attract less suspicion. Suroosh meets one of the few of them who managed to survive.

Suroosh speaks to Aisha Wakil, a lawyer who knew members of Boko Haram before the group declared jihad against the Nigerian government.

Fartuun Adan returned to Mogadishu to continue the mission started by her husband, peace activist Elman Ali Ahmed, prior to his assassination. She now heads up intervention initiatives with the goal of rehabilitating former child soldiers.

Suroosh Alvi traces the evolution of Al-Shabaab, a terrorist group that has dominated Somalia for more than a decade.

Suroosh Alvi meets with activists, victims, government officials, and soldiers on both sides of the war on terror, to investigate the brutal and sometimes surprising history of the most notorious Islamic terror organizations.

Traffic. Congestion. Pollution. Hours-long commutes. What if you could leave it all behind and trade it in for an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient personal copter—all without a pilot’s license?

Ryerson University’s Dalia Hanna wants to automate drones to help find people with dementia who wander off and get lost. We went into the field to see how an automated drone search could look in the future.

Software and robotics innovations are helping new and existing energy sources run smarter and more efficiently. Join our drones for an exploration of the present and future of energy.

Rhianna Lakin is the force behind the leading online community for women interested in drones and is challenging drone pilots everywhere to use the technology for good.

The ubiquity of drones in the modern world has recently birthed a new sport: drone racing. Motherboard’s Erik Franco went to meet drone racing 'it' girl Zoe Stumbaugh.

The challenge: take a drone out of the sky by hurling skateboard wheels at it.