And they talk about it with genuine excitement. In coming years, guests might see tech classrooms or spaces for companies to collaborate nestled in a space housing multiple startups. City Administrator Todd Feland, in sketching out a vision for the building, keeps returning to phrases like “high-tech” or “innovative.” “(Guests) …
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Source: U.S. Army A scene depicting dozens of autonomous drones shifting shape while in midflight isn’t from a trailer of the (inevitable) Transformers sequel. It’s a soon-to-be reality for the U.S. Army. Researchers with the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory and Texas A&M University recently presented findings from a two-year …
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This week, Commercial UAV Expo‘s Danielle Gagne and DRONELIFE’s Miriam McNabb discussed the latest Unmanned Leadership Forum. The Unmanned Leadership Forum, led by FLIR‘s Randall Warnas, is a monthly Facebook live opportunity for the drone community to get together and discuss the critical topics facing the industry with a panel of …
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Drones still can’t dodge a bullet – but new research will now help drones avoid relatively fast moving objects. A team of three researchers at the Department of Informatics, University of Zurich in Switzerland have created a method of sense and avoid for drones using event cameras so that the …
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Have you ever dreamed about having a magical flying drone deliver a pizza right to wherever you might be? Dream no more because a pizza chain in the Netherlands just took a step to making that a reality. According to a report from Dutch news outlet RTL, Domino’s Pizza carried …
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As summer sports start to come back, golf is back too. Will drones be the newest accessory on the course? This video of a golf ball in flight went viral – and it’s our pick of the week from our friends at Airvuz, the largest collection of drone videos …
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US Customs and Border Patrol agents flew unmanned aerial vehicles over crowds of Black Lives Matter protesters in at least 15 cities in June. According to government officials, the feds were just keeping an eye on the situation. Despite the fact these were Predator drones – the same kind the …
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Nobody likes getting a shot – but even plants might need them sometimes. MIT researchers are exploring ways to administer injections to plants with drones. As described in the original article plants, much like people, get sick. The treatment traditionally involves the spread of chemicals designed to mitigate or alleviate the …
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File photo Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada has picked up its second contract with DSV Air & Sea Inc. Canada, a subsidiary of Danish conglomerate DSV Panalpina A/S. With the assistance of Air Canada, DDC will deploy its drone delivery platform to help DSV deliver healthcare-related cargo from its warehouse in Milton, Ont. Last …
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Source: FlytBase California-based drone software startup FlytBase continues to enhance its flagship product, FlytNow. A cloud-based drone video streaming and fleet management solution, FlytNow provides a web-based portal to manage live drone operations remotely over 4G, LTE or 5G. The solution also includes live HD video feed, drone/camera gimbal control …
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