AFTER THE Covid lockdown was announced last year and campuses were shut, 19-year-old Dewang Subil returned to his village in Kerala from Bengaluru. Four months ago, the computer science student with a passion for photography bought a battery-operated drone — he wanted to capture the best images. Last week, Dewang …
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Researchers compared the moth antenna to an artificial sensor. They found that the moth antenna is more sensitive and reacted more quickly while flying through patchy odour plumes. (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) Researchers …
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Dive Brief: The FAA has released final rules for drones regarding remote identification and flying over people, paving the way for more delivery drone operations, according to an agency press release. The new FAA rules will require remote identification of drones and allow small drones to fly over people and …
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Bettors in five states can now place wagers on Drone Racing League events thanks to DRL’s … [+] partnership with DraftKings. DRL Drone Racing League continues its ascension towards mainstream popularity thanks to its latest partnership with DraftKings. Beginning today, bettors will be able to place real-time wagers before and …
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The U.S. – China tech war has had major implications for the commercial drone industry. Now, AirForce veteran and aerospace attorney Dawn Zoldi of P3 Tech Consulting explains the impact of the latest development, an Executive Order signed on January 5, 2021. Written by Dawn M.K. Zoldi, Guest Contributor* Additional …
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A patent for Remote ID systems has been granted to Kenji Sugahara: Drone Advisory Committee member, CEO/President of the Drone Service Providers Alliance, and CEO of Oregon-based Ariascend drone research and development company. By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill With the Federal Aviation Administration’s recent release of the final rule …
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Friday, 8 January 2021, 8:46 amPress Release: Marlborough District Council Move over Air New Zealand, there is a new safety message in the skies – this time over the waters of the Marlborough Sounds. In what is believed to be a New Zealand-first, this Saturday morning Marlborough’s Harbourmaster will trial …
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CA -based Fruity Chutes, a manufacturer of parachute recovery systems for drones and other aerospace systems, has launched a critical piece of the recovery solution: the Raven On-Landing Parachute Release (ROPR). The ROPR (patent pending) allows a parachute to be released automatically from a payload upon landing – limiting the …
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File photo U.S. Transportation Secretary and drone advocate Elaine Chao has resigned her post in the wake of Wednesday’s storming of the Capitol by pro-Trump rioters. Chao, who has hailed the “safe integration of drones” as a “national imperative,” announced her resignation via Twitter on Thursday. “Yesterday, our country experienced …
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Drone delivery start-up Manna Aero has become the first company to apply to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) for a new drone operator approval. The certificate, known as a “light UAS operator certificate” (LUC), became available under new EU drone regulations, which came into force last month. They will be …
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