Good news for drone entrepreneurs! The Genius NY deadline for application has been extended to April 30, 2021, giving drone companies another chance to try for the $1 million top prize. Five finalists will share the $3 million dollar prize money, with one company scoring the top prize. Almost more …
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What is a vertiport, exactly, and how should vertiport technology be integrated into the current transportation infrastructure? More than 70 representatives from the FAA, NASA, and industry gathered earlier this month to “further develop a strategic plan that supports NASA’s advanced air mobility (AAM) efforts,” says a NUAIR press release. …
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Jack Mapobpan/Supplied Jack Mapobpan’s drone entered return-to-home mode when it was shot on Tuesday. Police are investigating after a drone was shot during a real estate photo session in Auckland. Photographer Jack Mapobpan was operating the drone on Beach Haven Rd about 5pm on Tuesday when he heard two noises, …
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LAHORE: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said that the incumbent government is making all-out efforts for the development of the technology sector. Talking to media persons on Saturday, the minister said, “We will work together with China for the training of people in semi-conductor technology.” He said …
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Representatives from area police agencies gathered in Fort Wayne Friday morning to hear a pitch to potentially buy a new drone. A representative from a Las Vegas-based company gave demonstrations to the officers and media. The drone is designed to be used indoors, as opposed …
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Three years after its founding, Rantizo has outgrown its current Iowa City location. Rantizo, an agricultural drone-spraying company, is moving from its 105 Iowa Ave. office to a new facility close to Highway 1 at the southwestern edge of Iowa City. “We’ll have everything under one roof with offices, workshops, …
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In a big step forward for cargo drone delivery, CA-based Volansi has received flight approvals to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in Senegal. Africa has long been a leader in drone delivery applications, starting with Zipline’s widescale medical delivery operation in Rwanda. This latest announcement, however, is different …
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THINK would be the first building in a 1.5 million square-foot high-tech campus planned by Chesnut Properties. Lee Chesnut plans to break ground this summer on a retooled South County project that could have 1.5 million square feet of office space geared toward high-tech companies working with automated vehicle research, …
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Launched today, TindAIR is a new consortium funded by the European Union ́s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program tasked with working on wide scale demonstrations of urban air mobility applications. TindAIR, which stands for Tactical INstrumental Deconfliction And in flight Resolution, falls under SESAR’s U-Space efforts, developing unmanned traffic management systems …
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A close up image of chicks from the ground taken just a few days before the survey (c) Annie Schmidt/Point Blue What one drone can do, multiple drones can do faster. Scientists have been able to use multiple UAVs, managed by UgCS drone fleet software from SPH Engineering, to survey …
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