New drone technology that could allow fleets of the unmanned vehicles to navigate without GPS, developed by MIT and NASA, could help find hikers lost in the wilderness and one day could be used to make their way over the surface of the moon and Mars, researchers say. “You can …

The following is a guest post by talented Part 107 Pilot and author, Kara Murphy. A few years back, I taught my daughter’s kindergarten class about drones. Of the eighteen kids in the class, only three had ever flown one with a parent and they were all boys. Flash forward …

One of the best aspects of this week’s DJI Airworks conference in Dallas was the opportunity to hear the industry’s biggest influencers speak about critical issues.  The Commercial UAV Policy Panel was moderated by DJI’s Vice President of Policy and Legal Affairs Brendan Schulman, and the panel included a critical …

2018 Government Innovation Awards USAID is making medical deliveries via drone a reality The last leg of the supply chain is often the trickiest, especially in rural areas where infrastructure is not as mature and bad weather can leave areas inaccessible by ground vehicles. Drones can help solve that logistics …

With the possible exception of Tom Cruise, learning to fly a helicopter demands months of classroom, simulator, and in-air training. The controls feature all the logic of Bop It: Twist one hand, move the other to the left. Push one foot, then the other. Watch the instruments, but don’t forget …

Earlier this week we reported that the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority had issued a safety warning for DJI Matrice 200 pilots, following a small number of incidents in which power failures had caused the aircraft to fall out of the sky. It now appears as though the problem has been …

Transformer, robot in disguise! Shape-shifting machine can switch between a delivery drone and an arm that can lift and move objects Scientists at Cornell University in New York, USA are behind the new machine The robot can perceive its own surroundings and make decisions autonomously Each machine is composed of wheeled, …

press release Tokyo — Terra Drone Corporation (SHIBUYA-KU TOKYO CEO Toru Tokushige following as Terra Drone) established a new branch in South Africa specializing in drone solutions for underground and surface mining. Terra Drone is a leading global commercial drone technology company focused on providing cutting-edge, smart-mining solutions, which improve …

Unmanned Systems Army ground robot program sparks new industry partnerships By Nick Wakeman Oct 29, 2018 Endeavor Robotics has joined forces with Howe and Howe Technologies to pursue the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program. The contract is currently in phase one. Endeavor will work with Howe to pursue phase two, …

“Automation” is one of the drone industry’s favorite words this year – and the first startup to introduce a fully automated industrial drone solution is demonstrating why.  Airobotics is an ideal solution for industrial applications that require aerial data and monitoring, but limited human staffing. The Israeli-based startup is growing …