Source Drone Racing League The Drone Racing League (DRL) this week announced new first-time partnerships with sports drink BODYARMOR, apparel brand Champion Athleticwear and gaming furniture brand RESPAWN as part of the 2020 DRL Allianz World Championship Season. Throughout the season, DRL pilots battle it out in the DRL SIM, the …
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Despite the fact that the mall crush probably won’t happen this year, there are great Black Friday drone deals – like these from DJI and thermal imaging leader FLIR. It’s not only the holiday season, it’s a great time to equip your commercial drone programs with discounted equipment. DJI has …
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French drone manufacturer Elistair, a leading provider of tethered surveillance drone solutions, has announced their newest offering: the Orion 2 tethered unmanned system for military, government, and industry users. “Unlike other multi-rotor drones, the Orion 2 hexacopter delivers round-the-clock surveillance for up to 24 hours at a time, making it …
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Guinness World Records recently posted a video on YouTube of a new record: The most drones airborne simultaneously. The incredible light show included 3,051 drones, handily beating the former world record of 2,066 drones. The record was broken by Shenzhen Damoda Intelligent Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. …
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The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) plans to roll out an artificial intelligence (AI) university project and drone academy next year, as part of the agency’s plan to drive digital skills and support the digital economy. The AI university project is meant to provide AI knowledge to learning programmes and …
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A police drone deployed to help hunt for car thieves ended up pinpointing a huge Birmingham cannabis factory. The discovery was made by officers after the drone was used to search for suspects thought to be behind the theft of a car. After officers discovered the stolen vehicle, the kit …
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Using drones to identify people carrying out illegal dumping could prove an effective way for the Galway City Council to combat this major problem. This is the view of Fianna Fáil Galway City East councillor, Alan Cheevers, who is calling on the council to invest in drone technology. “I believe …
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Once rare off Southern California beaches, great white sharks are beginning to show up more often. The newcomers are mostly juvenile sharks, which prefer the warm waters closer to shore. That means many beachgoers who are now spotting sharks have never seen the predators before. “When these little fins started …
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Source: Skyfront A long-endurance hybrid-electric Skyfront Perimeter drone just set a new maritime milestone, completing the first ship-to-submarine delivery via small unmanned aircraft. Taking off from a moving surface vessel, the delivery drone ferried supplies to the crew of the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson …
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Amazon.com Inc. has laid off dozens of staff from its Prime Air drone delivery unit as it seeks to outsource drone manufacturing. The Financial Times reported today that the layoffs involve research and development staff along with manufacturing staff in a push to get what it said is its “heavily delayed ambitions …
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