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When you think about organizations using drones for good in Africa, the first that springs to mind is probably Zipline. The California startup has been delivering medical supplies across rural Rwanda and is setting up a similar network in Tanzania. But drone technology is also being harnessed to save the …

Posted November 13, 2018 05:58:17 Photo: The ‘lambulance’ marries drones with thermal imaging technology. (ABC News: Guy Stayner) Related Story: World’s first hands-free crop planted, grown and harvested in the UK Related Story: Drones and apps give farmers the competitive edge Drones fitted with infra-red cameras could soon be flying …

Animal Dynamics, the British technology start-up, has secured £6m in new funding to build autonomous military robots. The Oxford University spin-out has completed its Series A funding round, which was led by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI).  Kindred Capital and Australian investment company Tanarra Capital were among other investors. The company, which produces robots inspired by design …

Drone tech provider PrecisionHawk, has purchased inspection service Uplift Data Partners. Uplift provides turn-key inspection services for construction and building information management (BIM) as well as for real-estate. The company’s nationwide network of commercially trained drone pilots will join PrecisionHawk’s Droners.io network which consists of more than 15,000 drone pilots, …

At any given moment, there are approximately a zillion different crowdfunding campaigns happening on the web. Take a stroll through Kickstarter or Indiegogo and you’ll find no shortage of weird, useless, and downright stupid projects out there — alongside some real gems. We’ve cut through the fidget spinners and janky …

Technologies that could unleash a generation of lethal weapons systems requiring little or no human interaction are being funded by the Ministry of Defence, according to a new report. The development of autonomous military systems – dubbed “killer robots” by campaigners opposed to them – is deeply contentious. Earlier this …

Fluidity’s FT Aviator Drone Controller Named As CES 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree HOUSTON, Nov. 8, 2018 — (PRNewswire) — Fluidity Technologies today announced that it has been named a CES® 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree for its FT Aviator, the first single-handed, precision flight drone controller with advanced camera interfaces built …

If you fly a DJI Matrice 200 or Inspire 2, it’s probably come to your attention during the past two weeks that both drones’ batteries have been compromised. DJI and the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority have issued safety warnings, indicating that in some cases the commercial models have been falling …

A model of a CH-7 HALE Stealth Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft is seen on display at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong province. China’s drones are now flying in the Middle East, as Beijing is more willing than the United States to sell its military UAVs to other …

When I had the opportunity to meet Marc Langley at this year’s InterDrone conference, it was clear that he’s a man with a passion.  Not just for his own company – he is CEO of national drone services provider Airborne Works – but for the non-profit he founded this year – the …