‘Drone’: technically correct, popularly accepted, socially acceptable <subtitle>Different fields use different terms, but by changing its title, this journal is advocating for the discontinuation of ‘unmanned’ and recognition of ‘drone’ as an umbrella term for all robotic vehicles</subtitle>

• Dominique Chabot,
• Amanda J. Hodgson,
• Jarrod C. Hodgson,
• Karen Anderson

Affiliations

Dominique Chabot

droneMetrics, Ottawa, Canada.

Amanda J. Hodgson

Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia.

Jarrod C. Hodgson

School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

Karen Anderson

Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK.