Business and Finance

Rain Resistant Drones Bring Power to Indonesia

Sponsored by MMC – While industrial drones for energy applications need flight endurance, reliability and a host of other features, Indonesia and many other Southeast Asian countries have another requirement: rain resistance. In many ways, drones are the perfect tool for power line stringing and inspection in Indonesia.  It’s unique …

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GoPro Vs DJI: Tech Giants End 2016 With Plenty to Prove

Not that long ago, the end of 2016 looked as though it would be a defining point for consumer drones, the time for them to truly go mainstream. In September, GoPro made its highly anticipated move into the drone space with the launch of the Karma. Industry leader target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> …

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Startup Zipline Raises $25 million

Zipline, the CA startup that has deployed the first medical drone delivery program in Rwanda, announced that is has raised $25 million in venture capital funding.  Investors included Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital; the recent funding round brings Zipline’s total funding to $43 million. The Rwandan government has partnered with …

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Intel Acquires German Drone Company MAVinci

Silicon valley giant Intel has acquired German drone company MAVinci, for an undisclosed price.  At this week’s Commercial UAV Expo, Anil Nanduri, Vice President of the New Technology Group and General Manager of the UAV segment at Intel, said that the acquisition gives Intel a “full portfolio” of fixed-wing and multi-rotor solutions …

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Delair-Tech Partners with microdrones

French drone manufacturer Delair-Tech announced a partnership with German company microdrones at this week’s Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas.   Delair-Tech is a leader in commercial fixed wing drones, and the partnership with microdrones, a developer of industrial-grade multicopters, creates a significant new presence in commercial drones. The partnership will combine the R …

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Mavic Pro Shipping Update – DJI Admits to “Issue” with Part

The Latest Mavic Pro Shipping Update We’ve been following the continued delay of DJI’s new Mavic Pro very closely. We speculated that there was more going behind the scenes than the company was letting on, and it looks like we were right. We’ve been contacted by many Mavic Pro pre-orderers, …

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Update on Delayed Mavic Pro – We Ask DJI Your Questions

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So what’s going on at DJI? Having originally intended to ship the Mavic Pro in the middle of October, orders only started to be dispatched on October 21st. It wasn’t a huge delay in the grand scheme of things, especially compared to some of its industry peers. But many target=”_blank”> …

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How to Find Work for Your Drone: Introducing the New JobForD…

JobForDrones announces the launch of a new website, featuring deep functionality to allow professional drone operators to find commercial drone customers. The new site is a global network that allows licensed drone operators to create profiles featuring their skills, search jobs in their region, and bid on jobs posted on …

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