autonomous drone

The combination of drones and wildfires isn’t usually a productive one. Emergency teams tasked with fighting them are often disrupted by opportunistic aerial photographers. But the technology has also proved to be a useful situational awareness for fire crews. Drones can cover ground quickly and provide an indication of a …

Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and Drone Racing League (DRL) have announced a contest inviting teams to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of piloting racing drones and beating human pilots. Participating teams will compete in a series of challenges for their share of more than $2 million in prizes. The challenge was announced by …

Skydio, the US producer behind the massively spectacular R1 drone, has introduced a software program replace that can develop their flagship product’s capabilities. The most notable a part of the replace is a brand new function that enables the R1 to trace and comply with vehices. Skdyio says the brand …