image courtesy Percepto Market research firm Frost and Sullivan recently awarded autonomous drones developer Percepto with the 2020 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award for its “best-in-class, end-to-end autonomous drone-in-a-box solution.” The Israeli UAV company offers a platform that includes the autonomous, weatherproof Sparrow drone equipped with UHD (4k) RGB and thermal …

F-Drone co-founders Ashwanth Reddy and Nicolas Ang Ship-to-Shore delivery is a huge business – it’s necessity for shipping logistics.  Singapore drone company F-Drone wants to reinvent the process to reduce the time, costs, and carbon emissions by up to 80% – with their unique delivery drone.  DRONELIFE interviewed F-Drone co-founder …

By Donna Lu A drone with a loudspeaker warns people to respect social distancing rules in PortugalPedro Fiuza/NurPhoto/PA Images As countries around the world are gradually reopening following lockdowns, government authorities are using surveillance drones in an attempt to enforce social distancing rules. In India, police are using AI-equipped drones …

We all want sports to come back. Apparently, the folks at Syracuse, New York-based startup EagleHawk really, really want sports to come back. EagleHawk, a tech company specializing in drones, created a drone that sprays disinfectant across large indoor spaces like sports arenas to kill the coronavirus. The company is …

TAIYUAN, May 9 (Xinhua) — China’s largest hard coal producer Yangquan Coal Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. in Shanxi Province has finished building a 5G network in one of its mines, heralding the coming of 5G era of the country’s cold industry and paving way for intelligent mining based on 5G …

The electric air taxi business—spurred along for years by Uber’s Elevate initiative and also known as flying cars—is flying into a cloudy unknown: The murky pall of the Covid-19 pandemic and its related, brutal economic downturn. Given how plummeting revenues and homebound consumers have gut punched the established airline and …

The police are now fully utilising drone technology to monitor and ensure that the standard operating procedures (SOP) set for the conditional movement control order (MCO) are being adhered to by the public. Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), Air Operation (PGU) drone unit chief, Rasha Azaldin Shafii said public announcement and …

Leading drone research and consulting firm DRONEII has announced the annual survey of the drone industry, which will inform the 2020 Drone Industry Barometer Report.  Drone professionals are encouraged to participate in the survey, which will result in DRONEII’s in-depth report on the state of the drone market.  (See last …

The current COVID-19 crisis response has hit business across the globe, and the drone industry has been no exception.  Insur-tech startup SkyWatch.ai has been working with drone companies throughout the crisis – but now they can see the tide turning for the industry. Those operators who have been directly involved …

The use of drones is part of Singapore’s drive to embrace technological innovation Singapore’s first drone delivery service has begun by taking vitamins to a ship, with its operator saying Wednesday the devices are crucial in reducing human contact during the coronavirus pandemic. The use of drones is part of …