Business and Finance

Heliguy, the biggest DJI direct retailer in Europe, has launched Full Stack, a rolling, monthly enterprise service designed to reduce upfront costs for organizations adopting drone technology. So far Heliguy has allocated £1m worth of stock to help government bodies kick start and scale their enterprise drone programs. As part …

Want to learn about what is going on with Drone Mapping Software?  Check out this podcast with Jono Millin one of the founders of DroneDeploy from our friends at Commercial Drone FM. Here is how they describe the show:  “Jono Millin is co-founder and Chief Customer Officer (CCO) at DroneDeploy, …

The drone delivery of everyday items is starting to take off with services from companies including Flytrex and Google. But the most successful programs have been medical in nature. This week another technology giant has announced bold intentions in the drone delivery space: Uber. At the Uber Elevate conference in …

Think that drones are only good for flying outside?  Check out this Commercial Drones Podcast as Patrick Thévoz of Swiss-based Flyability talks to Commercial Drones Podcast host and industry expert Ian Smith. Indoor drone inspections have become an enormous ROI booster for energy companies who own and operate industrial assets. Patrick …

DJI’s ‘Learn to Win’ teaser has culminated in a ground robot for the educational market, the RoboMaster S1. The launch follows on from DJI’s collaboration with RyzeTech and the Tello drone, but this time the Chinese industry leader has handled everything in-house. The S1 is designed to introduce a younger …

New products from DJI usually come with plenty of hype and fireworks. But Storm, the manufacturer’s custom aerial cinematography service already live in China, has gone completely under the radar. In part that’s because Storm isn’t exactly a mass-market service. As well as a monster drone far beyond anything DJI …

We have long suspected that the generally negative public perception of drone technology isn’t good for business. Now, with the release of PwC’s research – Building trust in drones – we have some data to back that up. PwC’s latest UK research is based on a survey of the public …

DJI is set to launch a new product on June 11. A mysterious video posted on the Chinese manufacturer’s Youtube channel – titled ‘Learn to Win’ -includes a series of clips of the new product from a number of angles. As you’d expect, it’s pretty hard to tell what exactly …

As the commercial drone industry moves closer to automation, new  accessories to allow automation of commonly available drones are entering the market.   Chinese-based HEISHA has developed a combination charging system, landing station, and battery for DJI drones – a station that can be easily integrated into existing infrastructures. DRONELIFE …

The drone industry in 2019 has seen a number of ambitious delivery services take flight and generally make progress. Zipline recently launched a delivery network in Ghana, Google’s Project Wing is open for business in Australia, and investment in the delivery space continues to flow. Now German postal giant DHL …