Drone
IN PICTURES: Swiss Air Rescue to use drones to search for missing and injured
Swiss Air Rescue (REGA) will begin to use drones in 2021 to access areas that cannot be reached by helicopter.
VIDEO: Ten Swiss beauty spots you can visit without leaving your home
It will likely be a while before we can start visiting some of Switzerland's most beautiful spots but thanks to drone technology we can now see exactly how stunning the country is without leaving your home.
Glance around Switzerland: drone deliveries, more hens than people, cash-less shops and university castles
Our round up of Swiss stories you might have missed includes drone deliveries, a Swiss castle being sold to an American university and plenty more.
How Swiss software is helping drones survey wildlife in Namibia
A new technique combining drones and automated image analysis is being used to help researchers count animals in Namibia's huge nature reserves.
Geneva to study feasibility of drone taxi service
Picking up a flying taxi may sound futuristic but the canton of Geneva hopes it may soon be a reality and help ease traffic congestion in Switzerland’s second largest city.
'It’s OK to shoot down drones' say Swiss legal experts
If a drone is invading your personal privacy you are entitled to shoot it down and aren’t liable for damages, according to new findings by Swiss lawyers.
Swiss firm develops anti-drone ‘net gun’
A company in the south-eastern canton of Graubünden on Wednesday unveiled a net gun designed to bring down small drones.
Defence ministry under fire over Israeli drone tests
The Swiss defence ministry has admitted to a “communications breakdown” after it emerged that it had been testing reconnaissance drones in the Golan Heights.
Horse put down after drone causes accident in Zermatt
A horse had to be put down after being spooked by a drone outside a luxury hotel in Zermatt, according to a local paper.
VIDEO: Drone takes you to the heart of Swiss glacier
Ever wondered what the inside of a glacier looks like? Let this revolutionary Swiss-designed globe be your guide.
Swiss postal service shows off delivery drone
Wondering where your package is? Look up!
SwissPost launches tests for drone deliveries
Switzerland's postal service is to start testing deliveries by drone, a spokesman for Swiss Post said on Sunday.