WATCH: Crash-Test Dummies Are Getting Pummeled by Drones Now By Jared T. Miller Researchers at Virginia Tech are using them to study potential injuries from drone collisions, in hopes that the research can inform better drone-safety regulations. Read More Tags: original video drone crash test dummy faa regulations virginia tech select all More Feb. 2, 2017 Watch Now Would You Volunteer to be Infected With COVID-19? How Epidemics Made NYC Better Crash-Test Dummies Are Getting Hit by Drones for Research