简介：Drones.Theseunmannedflyingrobots–someaslargeasjumbojets,othersassmallasbirds–dothingsstraightoutofsciencefiction.Muchofwhatittakestogettheseroboticairplanestofly,sense,andkillhasremainedsecret.Butnow,withrareaccesstodroneengineersandthosewhoflythemfortheU.S.military,NOVArevealstheamazingtechnologiesthatmakedronessopowerfulasweseehowaremotely-piloteddronestrikelooksandfeelsfrominsidethecommandcenter.Fromcamerasthatcancaptureeverydetailofanentirecityataglancetoswarmingrobotsthatcanmakedecisionsontheirowntogiantairframesthatcanstayaloftfordaysonend,dronesarechangingourrelationshiptowar,surveillance,andeachother.Andit'sjustthebeginning.DiscoverthecuttingedgetechnologiesthatarepropellingustowardanewchapterinaviationhistoryasNOVAgetsreadyfor"RiseoftheDrones." “RiseoftheDrones”isproducedbyWGBH,whichmaintainscompleteeditorialcontroloverallepisodesofNOVA.BothLockheedMartinandBoeingareinvolvedinthedevelopmentandproductionofdrones.BoeingisacurrentfunderoftheNOVAserieswhileLockheedwasafunderatthetimethisprogramwasoriginallybroadcast.…